A newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform could revolutionize dentistry by helping dentists to read radiographs for tooth decay accurately.

Oral diagnosis and treatment planning: part 2. Dental caries and assessment of risk
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‘Utilizing an artificial intelligence model to recognize abnormalities in tooth structures, helps dentists to detect tooth decay more effectively.#ToothDecay #Artificial intelligence #Dentsitry’

All a dentist needs to do to diagnose tooth decay is to take a close look at your teeth. X-rays can also be used to tell how much the teeth have decayed – and whether the spaces between your teeth or under any fillings are affected. Now, it’s much easier.




New AI Program May Soon Be Dentist’s Most Trusted Assistant
This new revolutionary discovery in dentistry assists dentists and dental students to read radiographs (X-rays) more accurately. Funded with £1.55 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), this project aims to create a comprehensive solution for collecting and annotating dental radiographs, while also assisting with disease diagnosis in a clinical setting (2✔ ✔Trusted SourceDentists could soon have a new AI co-pilot to detect tooth decay
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The technology could save valuable time and money if rolled out more widely, enabling dentists to have abnormalities pop up in front of them and read radiograms with higher accuracy.
This next phase of the project is incredibly exciting as we work collaboratively to build a working prototype suitable for real-life clinical settings. Efforts so far have included gathering a representative set of annotated radiograms and training a custom-built AI model on dental disease detection. Researchers look forward to comprehensive outcomes over the next few years.
AI systems that support more accurate diagnosis and clinical decision-making will help patients, but they must be trustworthy. Researchers support this project by providing dental expertise and consideration of the needs of end-users.
References:
- Oral diagnosis and treatment planning: part 2. Dental caries and assessment of risk - (https://www.nature.com/articles/sj.bdj.2012.615)
- Dentists could soon have a new AI co-pilot to detect tooth decay - (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/dentists-could-soon-have-new-ai-co-pilot-detect-tooth-decay)
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