Comparison of Two Innovative Strategies Using Augmented Reality for Communication in Aesthetic Dentistry: A Pilot Study

Joint Authors

Farges, Jean-Christophe
Ducret, Maxime
Richert, Raphaël
Touati, Romane
Millet, Catherine
Sailer, Irena

Source

Journal of Healthcare Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-04-03

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Public Health
Medicine

Abstract EN

During dental prosthetic rehabilitation, communication and conception are achieved using rigorous methodologies such as smile design protocols.

The aim of the present pilot study was to compare two innovative strategies that used augmented reality for communication in dentistry.

These strategies enable the user to instantly try a virtual smile proposition by taking a set of pictures from different points of view or by using the iPad as an enhanced mirror.

Sixth-year dental students (n=18, women = 13, men = 5, mean age = 23.8) were included in this pilot study and were asked to answer a 5-question questionnaire studying the user experience using a visual analog scale (VAS).

Answers were converted into a numerical result ranging from 0 to 100 for statistical analysis.

Participants were not able to report a difference between the two strategies in terms of handling of the device (p=0.45), quality of the reconstruction (p=0.73), and fluidity of the software (p=0.67).

Even if the participants’ experience with the enhanced mirror was more often reported as immersive and more likely to be integrated in a daily dental office practice, no significant increase was reported (p=0.15 and p=0.07).

Further investigations are required to evaluate time and cost savings in daily practice.

Software accuracy is also a major point to investigate in order to go further in clinical applications.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Touati, Romane& Richert, Raphaël& Millet, Catherine& Farges, Jean-Christophe& Sailer, Irena& Ducret, Maxime. 2019. Comparison of Two Innovative Strategies Using Augmented Reality for Communication in Aesthetic Dentistry: A Pilot Study. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Touati, Romane…[et al.]. Comparison of Two Innovative Strategies Using Augmented Reality for Communication in Aesthetic Dentistry: A Pilot Study. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Touati, Romane& Richert, Raphaël& Millet, Catherine& Farges, Jean-Christophe& Sailer, Irena& Ducret, Maxime. Comparison of Two Innovative Strategies Using Augmented Reality for Communication in Aesthetic Dentistry: A Pilot Study. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175331

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1175331