Mobile Application Design: Caries Health Care for Children

Leon-Ayala R.; Andrade-Arenas L. · International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (2022) · DOI: 10.3991/ijim.v16i21.33967

Resumen

Cavities are a recurrent problem in a large part of the population, since they not only occur in children, but also in adults. However, it is known that children are the most affected because they do not maintain good oral hygiene, in addition to being exposed to the consumption of foods with high sugar content. That is why the design of a mobile application was developed with the objective of preventing caries in children, promoting good oral hygiene habits in children. The mobile application basically teaches the child, with the help of 3D avatars, the correct way to brush their teeth. It also uses the smartphone camera as a mirror during brushing, in addition to capturing a photograph of the teeth. In this way it performs the analysis by applying artificial intelligence to diagnose whether the patient has symptoms of tooth decay. In addition, the application provides virtual bonuses to progress and unlock new interactive features; in this way, it captures the attention because it maintains an interest of the child to continue using the application. For the development of the prototype, the agile Scrum methodology was used because it presents an orderly structure and allows for adaptability. In addition, it offers a wide variety of graphical tools and strategies capable of displaying information in a structured way.

Instituciones: Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades