Sir, I read with interest the recent publication in the BDJ entitled 'Mobile apps for oral healthcare: recommendations for navigating uncharted terrain' by C. Seeballuck et al. in which the authors mention that apps need to be accountable, reputable, evidence-based as well as contemporaneous.1

Although there might be 'several' apps available which fit the bill as far as oral healthcare is concerned, there remains a lacuna in terms of one catering to maxillofacial injuries. The ZS score, a maxillofacial trauma scoring system, developed by Z. Ahmad et al. is available as an elegant and user-friendly app which is composed of the ZS score, the science behind it, as well as a guide on using it.2,3,4

The ZS score is based on scientific evidence and translates this into quite a user-friendly experience by way of an interactive facial skeletal map (including teeth), which dentists and medical professionals can utilise to indicate injury patterns which are subjected to varying levels of severity.2,4The result of this apparently effortless experience is the determination of the score which is basically a summation of the individual scores selected by touching the injured elements of the facial skeleton on the screen. The app allows for the user to add notes and obtain a printable version of the report which can be emailed as well.

Such apps, or certainly some elements of these, should be utilised to act as potential blueprints for development of others in the same direction.