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. 2023 Dec;49(3):720-734.
doi: 10.1111/aej.12775. Epub 2023 Jul 13.

Applying artificial intelligence to detect and analyse oral and maxillofacial bone loss-A scoping review

Mehran Farajollahi  1 , Mohammad Sadegh Safarian  1 , Masoud Hatami  1 , Azadeh Esmaeil Nejad  1 , Ove A Peters  2
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Applying artificial intelligence to detect and analyse oral and maxillofacial bone loss-A scoping review

Mehran Farajollahi et al. Aust Endod J. 2023 Dec.

Abstract

Radiographic evaluation of bone changes is one of the main tools in the diagnosis of many oral and maxillofacial diseases. However, this approach to assessment has limitations in accuracy, inconsistency and comparatively low diagnostic efficiency. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithms like deep learning networks have been introduced as a solution to overcome these challenges. Based on recent studies, AI can improve the detection accuracy of an expert clinician for periapical pathology, periodontal diseases and their prognostication, as well as peri-implant bone loss. Also, AI has been successfully used to detect and diagnose oral and maxillofacial lesions with a high predictive value. This study aims to review the current evidence on artificial intelligence applications in the detection and analysis of bone loss in the oral and maxillofacial regions.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bone loss; dental; machine learning.

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