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Endodontics & RestorativeAI Root Canal Healing: Can a Model Call It?
AI root canal healing predictions sound impressive — until a model scoring 80% accuracy caught 0% of failures. Here’s what the numbers really mean.
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Periapical Lesion Detection: Shortcut or Shortfall?
AI periapical lesion detection without hand-drawn labels scored just 64.7% on 2,527 panoramic X-rays — a cheap shortcut that still falls short.
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OrthodonticsAI 3D Face Scan: Can a Selfie Replace the Scanner?
AI 3D face scan from one photo matched a $30,000 scanner for precision in a 47-patient study — but a systematic downward chin bias…
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Implants & Oral SurgeryPeri-Implantitis Prediction: Can AI Call It Early?
Peri-implantitis prediction from a baseline dental X-ray reached AUC 0.83 in a two-center AI study — promising, but it still missed 1 in 3…
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Jaw Lesion Detection: A Safety Net With Gaps?
AI jaw lesion detection can flag cysts and tumours on a panoramic X-ray, but the best model still missed a quarter of lesions. Here’s…
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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 Caries Detection: High Scores, Shaky Evidence?
AI caries detection scores high in lab studies, but an umbrella review of 17 systematic reviews finds the evidence too shaky for stand-alone use…
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Diagnostics & Imaging
AI 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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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Oral Precancer Detection: Smarter Than a Specialist?
AI oral precancer detection matched specialists and lifted junior dentists to expert level in one study—but a photo still can’t replace a biopsy.
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Diagnostics & Imaging
Carotid Calcification: Can a Dental X-Ray Flag Stroke Risk?
Carotid calcification on a dental X-ray can signal stroke risk. New AI flags it at 95% sensitivity — but mislabels 3 in 10 healthy…