Publications by authors named "N Giraudeau"
Background: Teledentistry can improve access to care, but children's acceptance of different imaging techniques is underexplored.
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess children's acceptance of intraoral cameras and smartphones for caries detection.
Design: A randomized controlled trial was conducted in rural Egyptian nurseries, with children aged ≤ 6 years randomized into intraoral camera or smartphone groups.
Objectives: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a major public health problem affecting children worldwide. Teledentistry offers innovative approaches for ECC detection, particularly in areas with limited access to care. This study compared the accuracy of intraoral cameras and smartphones in relation to visual clinical examination in detecting ECC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The e-DENT program, initiated by Montpellier University Hospital's Department of Dentistry, seeks to enhance dental care access for individuals with special needs through teledentistry. This five-year retrospective study focuses on the program's impact, particularly assessing patients' mood and behavior during telemedicine dental examinations and the influence of these factors on diagnostic quality and feasibility.
Methods: This retrospective, multicentric observational study analyzed data from January 1, 2018, to April 24, 2023, involving residents of medico-social institutions who participated in the e-DENT program.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines dentists' willingness to adopt teledentistry, particularly in light of increased interest since the COVID-19 pandemic, and aims to create a questionnaire for this purpose.
- Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) as a framework, the study involved a Delphi panel of experts who refined the questionnaire through three rounds of consultations.
- The final questionnaire included 32 items covering dentists' backgrounds, teledentistry uses, and their intention to adopt it, demonstrating strong validity but requiring further assessment of its reliability.
Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is one of the most common childhood diseases affecting the primary teeth of children younger than 6 years of age. ECC progression can be reversed in the early stages although these lesions often go undetected. New approaches are needed to detect oral diseases at an early stage when they can be better controlled.
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