Teledentistry in ENDODONTICS (ROOT CANAL)
Teledentistry in Endodontics:includes informations about periapical lesions of teeth (surgical or non surgical).
Teledentistry in Endodontics helps for:
- Emergency cases, like pain, inflammation, crown fracture for medical prescription
- Screening for follow up during endodontic treatment, through digital periapical x-ray
- Diagnosis in periapical lesions of the front teeth, so money saving for distant visits and making urgent help available [38]
- Follow up after endodontic treatment, through digital periapical x-ray
- Identify periapical bone lesions using radiographs on a view box and their ability to convert or interpret the images on a monitor screen through teledentistry [39]
- Teledentists can identify root canal orifices based on images of endodontically accessed teeth [37]
If you would like to receive an online second opinion regarding root canal, the following records needed:
- Medical – Dental History
- Teledentistry concent form
- Periapical x- ray (x – ray of root)
- List of symptoms
- Intraoral photograph of the tooth (if available)