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CBCT
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Maxillary Sinus Detection: 99% Accurate or Too Easy?
AI maxillary sinus detection hit 99.43% accuracy on CBCT scans — but on 874 images from one clinic, is near-perfect a breakthrough or a…
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Dental Trauma Detection: Sharp or Blind?
AI dental trauma detection nailed crown-root fractures (90%) but missed most alveolar fractures (27%) in a new study. The promise and the blind spots.
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Implants & Oral SurgeryAI Implant Planning: A Surgeon’s Blueprint or a Rough Draft?
AI implant planning from CBCT matched specialists within ~1.7 mm — but picked implant size right only 65–75% of the time. Promise and peril,…
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Endodontics & Restorative
AI MB2 Canal Detection: Real Fix or Just a Prototype?
AI MB2 canal detection hits near-expert accuracy on CBCT scans, but a 2026 review found all 5 models stuck at prototype stage. Here’s what…
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI for TMJ Disorders: Diagnosis or Educated Guess?
AI for TMJ disorders scored 79% sensitivity and 87% specificity for jaw-joint osteoarthritis, but only 3 of 174 studies had comparable data.
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Implants & Oral SurgeryAI Wisdom Tooth Surgery: Can It Spot the Nerve in Time?
AI wisdom tooth surgery tools now grade nerve-injury risk from X-rays at ~0.95 accuracy — but a new study shows they still can’t replace…
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Orthodontics
Can AI Cephalometric Landmark Detection Match a Specialist?
AI cephalometric landmark detection matched senior specialists across 1,190 scans, placing skull points to ~1.2 mm. Impressive — but is it clinic-ready?
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Endodontics & RestorativeAI vs. Endodontist: Who Reads a Dental X-Ray Better?
A King’s College London study pitted an AI platform against expert endodontists on 339 teeth, with CBCT as the gold standard. The AI found…