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- ÍtemAcceso AbiertoTELEODONTOLOGÍA COMO HERRAMIENTA EN LA ATENCIÓN ODONTOLÓGICA DURANTE EL TIEMPO DE COVID-19: ARTÍCULO DE REVISIÓN(Universidad Católica de Cuenca., 2024) Gualan Vacacela, Damián Fernando; Morocho Macas , Angel Aurelio; 1104575509Teledentistry facilitates remote access to dental services, optimizing oral health care through platforms (ICT) and connecting patients and dental professionals remotely by videoconferencing, audio, and digital images. In this way, the professional makes a diagnosis, issues treatment recommendations, and enables post-operative follow-up through online platforms. OBJECTIVE: To determine the importance of teledentistry as a tool in dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A search for information was conducted on SciELO, Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Redalyc databases to address the research question: What was the role played by teledentistry as a tool in dental care during the COVID-19 Pandemic? RESULTS: Teledentistry was determined to be a viable alternative employed as a tool in pandemic dental care. CONCLUSIONS: Teledentistry, more than a tool of attention in different specialties of dentistry, has helped to solve doubts and concerns of the patient, avoiding unnecessary mobilizations, motivating, orienting, and, in the case of urgency or emergency, assisting the patient.