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AuthorAl Hamad, Khaled Q.
AuthorSaid, Khalid N.
AuthorEngelschalk, Marcus
AuthorMatoug-Elwerfelli, Manal
AuthorGupta, Nidhi
AuthorEric, Jelena
AuthorAli, Shaymaa A.
AuthorAli, Kamran
AuthorDaas, Hanin
AuthorAbu Alhaija, Elham S.
Available date2024-08-25T05:37:55Z
Publication Date2024
Publication NameJournal of Dentistry
ResourceScopus
ISSN3005712
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105058
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/57881
AbstractObjectives: This review aimed to map taxonomy frameworks, descriptions, and applications of immersive technologies in the dental literature. Data: The Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines was followed, and the protocol was registered at open science framework platform (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/H6N8M). Sources: Systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases, and complemented by manual search. Study selection: A total of 84 articles were included, with 81 % between 2019 and 2023. Most studies were experimental (62 %), including education (25 %), protocol feasibility (20 %), in vitro (11 %), and cadaver (6 %). Other study types included clinical report/technique article (24 %), clinical study (9 %), technical note/tip to reader (4 %), and randomized controlled trial (1 %). Three-quarters of the included studies were published in oral and maxillofacial surgery (38 %), dental education (26 %), and implant (12 %) disciplines. Methods of display included head mounted display device (HMD) (55 %), see through screen (32 %), 2D screen display (11 %), and projector display (2 %). Descriptions of immersive realities were fragmented and inconsistent with lack of clear taxonomy framework for the umbrella and the subset terms including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), augmented virtuality (AV), extended reality, and X reality. Conclusions: Immersive reality applications in dentistry are gaining popularity with a notable surge in the number of publications in the last 5 years. Ambiguities are apparent in the descriptions of immersive realities. A taxonomy framework based on method of display (full or partial) and reality class (VR, AR, or MR) is proposed. Clinical significance: Understanding different reality classes can be perplexing due to their blurred boundaries and conceptual overlapping. Immersive technologies offer novel educational and clinical applications. This domain is fast developing. With the current fragmented and inconsistent terminologies, a comprehensive taxonomy framework is necessary.
SponsorOpen access was funded by Qatar University, P.O.Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectAugmented reality
Extended reality
Immersive technology
Mixed reality
Taxonomy
Virtual reality
TitleTaxonomic discordance of immersive realities in dentistry: A systematic scoping review
TypeArticle Review
Volume Number146
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