Telephone review after minor oral surgery

Wells, John Paul; Roked, Zairah; Moore, Stephen; Sivarajasingam, Vaseekaran

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2016.02.016

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“…3 Virtual clinics in oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) have previously shown cost effectiveness and a reduction in non-attendance in certain clinical circumstances. 4,5 COVID-19 has thus given impetus to the strategic shift towards their wider use in anticipation of an unprecedented backlog of referrals and waiting lists for treatment.…”

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Evaluation of remote OMFS assessments in the era of pandemic COVID-19 control measures

Cronin

Lopez

Pabla

2020

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Pandemic COVID-19 has put unprecedented pressure on NHS providers to offer non face-to-face consultation. This study aims to assess acceptability of patients and clinicians towards teleconsultation in oral and maxillofacial surgery compared with an expected face-to-face assessment. 340 telephone clinic patient episodes were surveyed over the initial 7-week period of pandemic-related service restriction. Appointment outcomes from a further 420 telephone consultations were additionally scrutinised. A total of 59.1% of patients expressed a strong preference for teleconsultation with only 13.1% stating a moderate or strong preference for face-to-face assessment. Diagnostic accuracy was highlighted as a concern for both clinicians and patients due to inherent inability to conduct a traditional clinical examination, notable in 43.5% of qualitative comments. Logistical concerns, communications needs and other individual circumstances formed the other emerging themes. The majority of remote consultations (59.5%) were outcomed as requiring further review. A total of 29.3% of patients were discharged. These findings suggest that the increasing use of remote follow-up in carefully selected subgroups can facilitate efficient and acceptable healthcare delivery. Although 'in-person' clinical appointments will continue to be regarded as the default safe and gold standard management modality, OMFS departments should consider significant upscaling of teleconsultation services.

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Evaluation of remote OMFS assessments in the era of pandemic COVID-19 control measures

Cronin

Lopez

Pabla

2020

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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“…Thus, anticipated benefits of TM applications include time-saving, both patient- and clinic-related cost-savings, improved accessibility of medical care for patients independent of their location, more patient comfort or quality of life—especially for patients who need regular check-ups—and the reduction of unnecessary face-to-face appointments [ 8 , 16 , 17 , 22 , 27 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 ]. On the other side, nonverbal communication is difficult in TM care which in turn could deteriorate the doctor–patient relationship and complicate the diagnosis of disease patterns that are not reported explicitly.…”

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“…Postoperative follow-up via telephone consultation has been performed in various disciplines since the 1990s [ 4 ]. Thereby, the need for clinical consultation can be recognized in time, and intervention can be made accordingly [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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Can Teledentistry Replace Conventional Clinical Follow-Up Care for Minor Dental Surgery? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

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Luhrenberg

Langguth

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(1) Background: Born out of necessity, the implementation of digital processes experienced significant increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, telemedicine offered a bridge to care and now an opportunity to reinvent virtual and hybrid care models, with the goal of improved healthcare access, outcomes, and affordability. The aim of this monocentric prospective, randomized trial was to compare conventional to telephone follow-up after minor dentoalveolar surgery on the basis of special aftercare questionnaires. (2) Methods: Sixty patients who underwent dentoalveolar surgery under local anesthesia were randomly assigned to both groups. After an average of four days, either telephone follow-up (test) or conventional personal aftercare (control) was performed. Based on the questionnaire, the following subject areas were evaluated: symptoms, complications, satisfaction with practitioner, travel, and waiting time, as well as the preferred form of follow-up care. (3) Results: There was no statistically significant difference regarding frequency of symptoms or complication rate. Patients who were assigned to the test group showed a clear tendency to prefer telephone follow-up (83.3%) to conventional aftercare (16.7%, p = 0.047). (4) Conclusions: The data suggest high acceptance of telephone-only follow-up after dentoalveolar surgery. The implementation of telemedicine could be a time- and money-saving alternative for both patients and healthcare professionals and provide healthcare access regardless of time and space.

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“…Therefore, we did not use any quantitative tests in our study and identified the patients qualitatively by asking them about any tingling sensation or numbness of the lips or the chin. In their study, the patient follow-up was conducted via phone calls, which can increase the number of participants in the research while also being more cost-effective [ 20 ].…”

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Evaluating the presence of IAN injury in patients with juxta-apical radiolucency after third molar surgery: a retrospective cohort study

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Background Juxta-apical radiolucency (JAR) has been presented as a radiographic sign, suggestive of the IAN injury through third molar surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the relation of JAR with IAN injury in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and to determine whether the presence of JAR is related to tooth angulation, proximity to the mandibular canal, position to the IAN, and thinning of the cortical plates. Methods Of an initial sample of 545 mandibular third molars, a total of 75 JAR+ and 75 JAR− teeth were evaluated by CBCT. We assessed the relationship between the presence of JAR in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and the presence of IAN injury after mandibular third molar surgeries. Moreover, we investigated whether the presence of IAN injury is related to tooth angulation, proximity to the mandibular canal, position to the IAN, and thinning of the cortical plates. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Fisher’s exact test were performed for statistical analysis. Results A significant relationship was found between JAR and temporary IAN injury (P = 0.036). However, there was no case of permanent IAN injury. IAN injury showed no significant relationship with the tooth angulation, position to IAN and proximity to the mandibular canal, lingual cortical plate thinning, sex, and age. Conclusions JAR is generally in contact with the mandibular canal, and some degree of cortical thinning can be found in most cases. In this study, JAR was significantly related to temporary IAN injury. JAR may increase the risk of nerve injury during the surgical removal of third molars.

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Telephone review after minor oral surgery

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

Evaluation of remote OMFS assessments in the era of pandemic COVID-19 control measures

Evaluation of remote OMFS assessments in the era of pandemic COVID-19 control measures

Can Teledentistry Replace Conventional Clinical Follow-Up Care for Minor Dental Surgery? A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Evaluating the presence of IAN injury in patients with juxta-apical radiolucency after third molar surgery: a retrospective cohort study

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