AI monitoring at home improves treatment outcomes for patients with periodontitis

A study was conducted to evaluate the effects of an at-home AI-assisted dental monitoring application on treatment outcomes in patients with periodontitis.

Participants with periodontitis were recruited and randomly assigned to an AI (AI; n = 16), AI and human counselling (AIHC; n = 17), or control (CG; n = 20) group. All participants received nonsurgical periodontal treatment. They employed an AI-assisted tool called DENTAL MONITORING® (DM) intervention, a new technological AI monitoring product that utilizes smartphone cameras for intraoral scanning and assessment. Patients in the AI and AIHC groups respectively received additional (a) DM or (b) DM with real-person counselling over three months. Periodontal parameters were collected at baseline and follow-ups. A mixed-design model analyzed the follow-up effects over time.

The results of the study are:

• The AI and AIHC groups respectively exhibited greater improvement in probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level and plaque index at 3-month follow-up than the CG did.
• The AIHC group had a greater reduction in probing pocket depth (ES = 0.46) and clinical attachment level (ES = 0.64) at the 3-month follow-up compared with the AI group.

Thus, using AI monitoring at home had a positive effect on treatment outcomes for patients with periodontitis. Patients with AI-assisted health counselling exhibited better treatment outcomes than did patients who used AI monitoring alone.

Reference:

Effects of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Dental Monitoring Intervention in Patients with Periodontitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Kang-Ling Shen et al. published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology

https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpe.13675

Keywords:

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Effects, Artificial Intelligence, Assisted, Dental, Monitoring, Kang-Ling Shen,Chiung-Lin Huang,Ying-Chun Lin, Je-Kang Du DDS,Fu-Li Chen, Yuji Kabasawa, Chih-Chang Chen, Hsiao-Ling Huang, Periodontitis