{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,4]],"date-time":"2026-10-04T05:13:07Z","timestamp":1791090787691,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":38,"publisher":"JMIR Publications Inc.","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Online J Public Health Inform"],"abstract":"\n Background<\/jats:title>\n Smartphone-based imaging has shown promise in teledentistry; yet, patient comfort during its use compared with intraoral cameras remains underexplored.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to compare self-perceived comfort during oral evaluations using smartphones and intraoral cameras in a teledentistry setting.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A convenience sample of 192 participants aged 6 years and older completed a survey and underwent 2 procedures: trained researchers captured 3 photographs of the anterior teeth with a Samsung smartphone, and the same teeth were examined with a MouthWatch intraoral camera. Comfort was rated by participants before and after each procedure using a pictorial 7-point Likert scale, and data were analyzed with nonparametric tests.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Comfort decreased in 15% (29\/192) of the participants following intraoral camera examination (P=.001), while no significant change was observed after smartphone imaging (P=.52). The difference in comfort change between smartphone imaging and intraoral camera examination was marginal (P=.05). Among the small subgroup of youths (aged 6-19 years; n=13, 6.8%), 38% (5\/13) reported a reduction in comfort after smartphone imaging, compared with 10% (18\/179) among adults (P=.02). In addition, significantly more participants without tooth wear reported a reduction in comfort after smartphone imaging (5\/12, 42%), compared with 10% (18\/180) among those with tooth wear (P=.02).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Overall, the findings indicate generally comparable comfort levels between the 2 approaches, with a marginal difference favoring smartphone imaging. While the potential for broader use of smartphone-based imaging in a teledentistry setting still requires further research, targeted education and aligned institutional and insurance policies may enable its scalable, sustainable integration that enhances patient experience.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/95563","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,10]],"date-time":"2026-07-10T06:25:09Z","timestamp":1783664709000},"page":"e95563","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Patient Comfort With Smartphone-Based and Intraoral Camera Imaging in Teledentistry: Observational Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-4428-9903","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martha B","family":"Lucas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1246-7447","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Boyen","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8636-1891","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ryan HL","family":"Ip","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-4897-6085","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela M","family":"Hastings","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-4775-8869","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Emily C","family":"Schultz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8923-0130","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yao-Yi","family":"Chiang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8945-8880","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jeffrey P","family":"Louie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","first-page":"921","author":"Rocca, MA","year":"1999","journal-title":"Proc AMIA Symp"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/20552076241292681"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/cdoe.12232"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ipd.13291"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jebdp.2025.102160"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/curroncol30010080"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/tmj.2024.0012"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00784-026-06870-3"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s40368-024-00878-7"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1155\/2021\/6814027"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1146\/annurev-publhealth-040119-094318"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7759\/cureus.62286"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12903-025-06501-5"},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/82668"},{"key":"ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/app11167443"},{"key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/20552076231158034"},{"key":"ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/81163"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-6831-7-1"},{"key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2019-033336"},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ene.15390"},{"key":"ref21","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15031028"},{"key":"ref22","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.39335.541782.AD"},{"key":"ref23","first-page":"415","author":"Jang, L","year":"2026","journal-title":"Proceedings of the IEEE\/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV) Workshops"},{"key":"ref24","unstructured":"AttendanceMinnesota State Fair2025-10-26https:\/\/www.mnstatefair.org\/about\/attendance\/"},{"key":"ref25","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecoinf.2020.101085"},{"key":"ref26","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1469-7610.1985.tb02268.x"},{"key":"ref27","unstructured":"Rural-Urban Continuum CodesEconomic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture20252025-10-26https:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/data-products\/rural-urban-continuum-codes"},{"key":"ref28","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/25717"},{"key":"ref29","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00784-021-04157-3"},{"key":"ref30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-6831-14-10"},{"issue":"3","key":"ref31","first-page":"300","volume":"16","author":"Mocelin, RC","year":"2021","journal-title":"Int J Esthet Dent"},{"key":"ref32","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ipd.12712"},{"key":"ref33","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jdent.2024.105092"},{"key":"ref34","author":"Hatch, JP","year":"2008","journal-title":"Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care"},{"key":"ref35","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_1030_22"},{"key":"ref36","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.23804\/ejpd.2022.23.04.13"},{"issue":"2","key":"ref37","first-page":"159","volume":"16","author":"Mahiepala, NA","year":"2015","journal-title":"Eur J Paediatr Dent"},{"key":"ref38","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/s0033291700032852"}],"container-title":["Online Journal of Public Health Informatics"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/ojphi.jmir.org\/2026\/1\/e95563","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]],"date-time":"2026-08-05T19:55:08Z","timestamp":1785959708000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/ojphi.jmir.org\/2026\/1\/e95563"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]]},"references-count":38,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2196\/95563","relation":{"has-preprint":[{"id-type":"doi","id":"10.2196\/preprints.95563","asserted-by":"object"}]},"ISSN":["1947-2579"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1947-2579","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]]}}}