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Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel AI-Based Software in the Detection of Dental Caries on Bitewing and Intraoral Periapical Radiographs.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · Sujanamulk B, Almeshari AA, Takkella BK, Barayan MA, Elamin EA, Mohideen K, Singh B · 2026-08-14

An AI-based system detected dental caries on bitewing and intraoral periapical radiographs with high sensitivity and specificity across different age groups, sensor types, and lesion categories. Performance remained consistent whether identifying primary or secondary caries.

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