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From Diagnosis to Decision‐Making: AI‐Driven Triage of Oral Mucosal Lesions Detected on Intraoral Photographs

Australian Dental Journal · Julia Schwärzler, Ekaterina Tolstaya, Antonin Tichy, Tami Yap, Michael McCullough, Yoana Malenova, David Steybe, Sven Otto, Sebastian Paris, Falk Schwendicke · 2026-10-16

Researchers developed an AI system to classify oral mucosal lesions from intraoral photographs and assign them to treatment urgency tiers. The AI outperformed individual clinicians but struggled with external validation and missed some high-risk cases requiring specialist referral.

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