Dentists could soon have a new AI co-pilot to detect tooth decay
Periodontitis or gum disease affects more than 1 billion people around the world, as per World Health Organisation (WHO). As artificial intelligence has impacted all fields of medicine, researchers are working to develop AI platform for bringing increased accuracy. Moreover AI also helps increase patients’ trust by showing them "the complete picture".
Researchers at University of Surrey, in partnership namaste college London, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, and Oral Health Foundation have found in a new study that an artificial intelligence (AI) platform could allow dentists and dental students to read radiograms (X-rays) with higher accuracy, helping them to better detect tooth decay and gum diseases.
This project aims to provide a one-stop solution for collecting and annotating dental radiographs and assisting with disease diagnosis while building on how best to implement this in a clinical setting.
The venture has received £1.55 million in grant funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Dr Yunpeng Li, Senior lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and the project lead at the University of Surrey, commented:
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