LinguAPP: An m-Health Application for Teledentistry Diagnostics

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 12;19(2):822. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19020822.

Abstract

An Android/iOS application for low-cost mobile devices to aid in dental diagnosis through questionnaire and photos is presented in this paper. The main purposes of our app lie in the ease of use even for nonexperienced users, in the limited hardware requirements that allow a wide diffusion, and in the possibility to modify the questionnaire for different pathologies. This tool was developed in about a month at the beginning of the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic and is still in use in Italy to allow support to patients without going to the hospital, if not strictly necessary.

Keywords: dentistry diagnostics; m-health application; medical questionnaire; teledentistry.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Computers, Handheld
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Telemedicine*