Günümüzde, en güncel teknolojiye sahip akıllı telefon kullanımının giderek artması ile birlikte sağlık sektörünün de dâhil olduğu çeşitli alanlarda bireylerin kişisel aktivitelerini kolaylaştırmaya yönelik farklı uygulamalar geliştirilmektedir. Özellikle sağlık alanında geliştirilen mobil uygulamalar; bilginin taşınabilirliği, hastanın bilgiye erişiminin kolaylaşması, hasta motivasyonunu sağlaması, hasta aktivitesinin ve uyumluluğunun hekim tarafından izlenebilmesi gibi birçok avantaja sahiptir. Geliştirilen mobil sağlık uygulamalarının bireylerin yaşam kalitelerini artırıcı etkileri de bulunmaktadır. Mobil uygulamalar, davranış değişikliği oluşturmada yani bireylerin sağlıklı olmayan alışkanlıkların iyileştirilmesinde ve değiştirilmesinde önemli bir araç olarak değerlendirilmektedirler. Tüm bu avantajlarının yanı sıra bazı uygulamalarda, içerik bilgilerinin düzenlenmemiş olması nedeniyle hastaların eksik ya da yanlış bilgi edinmesi gibi dezavantajları da bulunabilmektedir. Diş hekimliğinde de mobil uygulamaların kullanımı giderek artmaktadır. Günümüzde ağız hijyenini motive etme, plak kontrolünü sağlama, ortodontik tedavi takibi ve dental travmaların teşhisi ve takibi amaçlı kullanılan birçok uygulama bulunmaktadır. Bu makalede, mobil uygulamalarının diş hekimliğinde kullanım alanları, güncel literatür bilgileri derlenerek sunuldu.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Akıllı telefon; mobil uygulamalar; diş hekimliği
As the use of smartphones with the latest technology has increased over time, various applications have been developed to facilitate the personal activities of individuals in various fields, including the healthcare sector. Mobile applications developed for healthcare industry have many benefits, such as transformation of information, ease of patient access to information, patient motivation, and monitoring of patient activity and compliance by the physician. Mobile health applications also have effects in improving the quality of life of individuals. Mobile applications have been considered as an important tool in changing people's health-related behaviors, as well as improving and changing people's unhealthy habits. Besides all these advantages, some applications may also have disadvantages, such as missing or incorrect information due to the unregulated content. The use of mobile applications in dentistry has also been increased. Today, many applications are used to motivate oral hygiene, provide plaque control, orthodontic treatment follow-up, and diagnose and follow-up of dental trauma. The aim of this study was to review the current literature about the use of mobile applications in dentistry.
Keywords: Smartphone; mobile applications; dentistry
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