Automated Prognostic Evaluation of First Permanent Molar Extractions Using YOLOv8 with Oriented Bounding Boxes on Pediatric Panoramic Radiographs.

Researchers developed an artificial intelligence system using YOLOv8 to automatically detect tooth positions on child panoramic X-rays and predict whether space will naturally close after removing a first permanent molar, achieving high accuracy in identifying second and third molars.

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