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Evaluation of the Agreement Between a Consultation With a Nurse Acquiring Three-dimensional Intraoral Images Made With a 3D Intraoral Camera and the Standard Consultation With a Dental Surgeon, in Institutionalized Elderly Subjects

The primary objective of this study will be to assess the agreement between a dental consultation with a nurse acquiring intraoral images, using a 3D intraoral camera, and a standard consultation with a dental surgeon, in institutionalized elderly subjects Institutionalized subjects planned to have a dental consultation and eligible will be included once written informed consent is signed. Their dental consultation will start with a consultation with a nurse to record 3D intraoral images, then a consultation with a dental surgeon for standard dental care, blinded from the nurse consultation will be performed. Thereafter, 3D images will be analyzed by another dental surgeon blinded from the results of both consultations. Agreement on different outcomes between the analysis of the images acquired by the nurse and the standard dental evaluation by a dental surgeon will be assessed. Agreement on the results between the interpretation of the 3D images acquired by a nurse and the standard consultation by a dental surgeon could lead, in the long term, to a significant step forward in dental care of institutionalized patients. Indeed, training nursing home nurses to acquire 3D dental images would enable the identification of patients in need of immediate dental care and thus extend the possibilities of access to consultations with a dentist for these patients. This would increase the efficiency of care.