1. Artificial Intelligence: A New Diagnostic Software in Dentistry: A Preliminary Performance Diagnostic Study
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Francesca De Angelis, Nicola Pranno, Alessio Franchina, Stefano Di Carlo, Edoardo Brauner, Agnese Ferri, Gerardo Pellegrino, Emma Grecchi, Funda Goker, Luigi Vito Stefanelli, De Angelis F., Pranno N., Franchina A., Di Carlo S., Brauner E., Ferri A., Pellegrino G., Grecchi E., Goker F., and Stefanelli L.V.
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artificial intelligence ,machine learning ,digital dentistry ,dental radiology ,accuracy ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Italy ,Settore MED/28 - Malattie Odontostomatologiche ,humans ,radiography, panoramic ,software ,tooth ,Radiography, Panoramic ,Humans ,Medicine ,panoramic ,Tooth ,radiography ,Software - Abstract
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken hold in public health because more and more people are looking to make a diagnosis using technology that allows them to work faster and more accurately, reducing costs and the number of medical errors. Methods: In the present study, 120 panoramic X-rays (OPGs) were randomly selected from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The OPGs were acquired and analyzed using Apox, which takes a panoramic X-rayand automatically returns the dental formula, the presence of dental implants, prosthetic crowns, fillings and root remnants. A descriptive analysis was performed presenting the categorical variables as absolute and relative frequencies. Results: In total, the number of true positive (TP) values was 2.195 (19.06%); true negative (TN), 8.908 (77.34%); false positive (FP), 132 (1.15%); and false negative (FN), 283 (2.46%). The overall sensitivity was 0.89, while the overall specificity was 0.98. Conclusions: The present study shows the latest achievements in dentistry, analyzing the application and credibility of a new diagnostic method to improve the work of dentists and the patients’ care.
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- 2022