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OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE IN DENTISTRY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Małgorzata Chruściel-Nogalska¹, Tomasz Smektała², Marcin Tutak³

¹Department of Prosthodontics,Pomeranian Medical University,Szczecin.

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

|September 1, 2017

Summary

Open-source software (OSS) offers an alternative to commercial solutions in dentistry. However, current dental literature on OSS is limited, lacking high-quality evidence and detailed information on its application.

Keywords:

Evidence-based dentistry Review Software Software design Software validation

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Area of Science:

Dental Informatics
Health Information Technology
Open-Source Software

Background:

The increasing reliance on technology in dental practices necessitates efficient electronic health records management.
Open-source software (OSS) presents a potential alternative to commercial software solutions in daily dental operations.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a literature review on the availability and utilization of open-source software (OSS) within the field of dentistry.
To assess the current state of research regarding OSS in dental practice.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature search was conducted on February 1, 2017, focusing on peer-reviewed articles describing or using OSS in dentistry.
Studies were classified based on the Oxford EBM Centre Levels of Evidence Scale, with experimental studies undergoing additional quality assessment.

Main Results:

Twenty-one studies were included from 1,940 articles, with 10 being experimental.
No studies provided Level 1 evidence, and only one study met high-quality standards.
Twenty-six OSS programs were identified, covering image visualization, healthcare records management, education, remote consultation, and general purposes.

Conclusions:

The existing body of dental literature concerning open-source software is characterized by scarcity and incompleteness.
The available information on OSS in dentistry is of low methodological quality, limiting its practical application and further research.