Tecnologias digitais em odontopediatria-scanners

: revisão sistemática

Abstract

Introduction: Most patients, including children, consider impressions an uncomfortable process, leading to anxiety and stress, and possibly causing nausea and vomiting. The use of intraoral scanners made impressions easier, allowing a reduction of clinical and laboratory procedures. The aim of this systematic review consists of approaching the use of intraoral scanners in Pediatric Dentistry and their efficiency as a digital impression method compared to conventional ones. Material and Methods: The present study followed the guidances of the PRISMA guideline, used the PICO model for the research question, having been registered on the PROSPERO platform with identification number (ID): CRD42023425178. The search databases were identified: PubMed/MEDLINE®, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Web of Science® with the respective research equations. Study quality was evaluated using the “Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials (RoB 2)”. The examiners’ agreement was evaluated using Cohen's Kappa coefficient, having verified for the complete reading of the articles a value of k=1, which is equivalent to an Almost Perfect agreement. Results: After applying the filters in the respective databases, a total of 174 articles were obtained (45 in PubMed/MEDLINE®, 36 in ScienceDirect, 24 in Scopus and 69 in Web Of Science®). After eliminating duplicates and the use the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 4 articles were obtained to be included in this study. Conclusion: The digital method was considered the most comfortable and practical procedure, which leads to a greater acceptance compared to the conventional method, having demonstrated its efficiency as an impression/molding method. Further studies will be needed to understand how the operators’ experience interferes with patients' preference for different impression techniques.

Date of Award	18 Jul 2023
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Mariana Pinheiro Torres de Seabra (Supervisor) & Andreia Sofia de Paiva Figueiredo (Co-Supervisor)