Digital Health in Children’s Oral and Dental Health: An Overview and a Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Analysis of the Publications
3.1.1. Country Analysis/Geographical Distribution
3.1.2. Research Topics/Co-Occurrence of Keywords
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
IOT | Internet of Things |
ICTs | Information and Communication Technologies |
VR | Virtual reality |
NMR | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
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NO. | Construct | Search Field/Limits |
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#1 | “Oral health” OR (Oral AND Health) OR (Diagnosis AND Oral) OR “Mouth Diseases” OR “Dental Health” OR “Dental care” OR (Dental AND Health) OR “Oral and dental health” OR “teeth health” OR “tooth health” | In: Topic (Title, Abstract, Keywords) |
#2 | “digital technology” OR “digital tool” OR “digital health” OR telemedicine OR “mobile health” OR mHealth OR eHealth OR “artificial intelligence” OR app OR smartphone OR software OR “information technology” OR electronics OR computer or internet OR online OR “Information and Communication Technology” OR Computers OR tablet OR phone OR iPad OR “mobile technology” OR “Cellular phone” OR “cellular phones” OR telecommunications OR “mobile applications” OR web-based OR “mobile apps” OR “text message” OR SMS OR “short message Service” OR “portable game” OR handheld OR PDA OR “personal digital assistant” OR “social media” OR “online social networking” OR “virtual reality” OR avatars OR “online gaming” OR “video games” | In: Topic (Title, Abstract, Keywords) |
#3 | paediatric OR child OR children OR Childhood OR infant OR toddler OR newborn OR preschool * OR pre-school * OR newborn OR “school age” | In: Topic (Title, Abstract, Keywords) |
#4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 | Language: English Publication year > 1996 Subject area: Dentistry Documentation type: Article |
Country | Number of Publications |
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United Kingdom | 12 |
United States | 10 |
India | 8 |
Brazil | 6 |
Germany | 6 |
Others | 36 (80 total) |
Cluster | Colour | Number of Keywords | Digital Technology Keywords | Selected Keywords |
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1 | 37 | Computer communication, Electronic dental records, Internet, Web browser, Telemedicine | Interpersonal communication, dental restorations, tooth eruption, deciduous tooth, pulpectomy, tooth radiography, rural population, enamel hypoplasia clinical competence, distance education, insurance, reimbursement. | |
2 | 28 | Audio visual equipment, Computer assisted diagnosis, Computer assisted surgery, Computer assisted therapy, Computer assisted tomography, Computer program, Computer simulation, Image processing, User-computer interface, Three-dimensional imaging, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging | Treatment planning, treatment outcome, surgery, cephalometry, esthetics dentistry, instrumentation, malocclusion, maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, patient satisfaction, psychology, mothers, self-concepts | |
3 | 28 | Social media, Medical information, Tablet | Cohort studies, comparative studies, controlled clinical trial, cross-sectional studies, epidemiological method, health survey, cariostatic agent, cleft lip, cleft palate, dental caries, dmft index, fluorides, incisor, sugar intake, toothpaste, child parent relation, dietary source, dietary supplement | |
4 | 27 | Diagnostic image, Database, | factual, medical photography Attitude of health personnel, child, pre-school, health knowledge, attitude, periodontal disease, risk assessment Tooth avulsion, tooth crown, tooth disease, tooth injuries, tooth loss, retrospective study | |
5 | 24 | Computer assisted therapy, Virtual reality, Visual analogue scale, | Devices, adolescent, anxiety, autism, dental anaesthesia, dental anxiety, dental care, dental procedure, equipment design, pain management, preventive health service, school child, therapy, tooth extraction randomized clinical trials, cross over studies | |
6 | 19 | Software, Program evaluation, Information processing, | Teaching, oral hygiene, mouth hygiene, health promotion, health care quality, general practice, dental health Dental education, perception, motivation, COVID-19, Epidemiology | |
7 | 11 | Cell phone, Mobile application, Videorecording | Tooth brushing, tooth plaque, child behaviour, procedure, dental plaque index Prospective study |
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Bastani, P.; Manchery, N.; Samadbeik, M.; Ha, D.H.; Do, L.G. Digital Health in Children’s Oral and Dental Health: An Overview and a Bibliometric Analysis. Children 2022, 9, 1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071039
Bastani P, Manchery N, Samadbeik M, Ha DH, Do LG. Digital Health in Children’s Oral and Dental Health: An Overview and a Bibliometric Analysis. Children. 2022; 9(7):1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071039
Chicago/Turabian StyleBastani, Peivand, Nithin Manchery, Mahnaz Samadbeik, Diep Hong Ha, and Loc Giang Do. 2022. "Digital Health in Children’s Oral and Dental Health: An Overview and a Bibliometric Analysis" Children 9, no. 7: 1039. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071039