Find periodontal disease earlier and help patients understand it better

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Periodontal disease severity varies from patient to patient, but sometimes the difference is subtle. Traditional clinical assessments that rely on manual probing and review of x-ray images achieve a certain level of diagnostic precision, but integration of AI analysis can enhance the detection of diagnostic markers, refine your case-by-case treatment planning, and improve patient outcomes relative to disease progression.

Key Takeaways
  • Traditional measurement and analysis of periodontal pockets and bone loss is open to individual variations in procedure and interpretation.
  • AI analysis of radiographic findings can help confirm diagnoses and even alert clinicians to the presence of early periodontal disease.
  • AI-enhanced images are another tool that dentists can use in educating patients about the effects of periodontal disease and the importance of treatment and excellent home hygiene.

 

Perio diagnostics are enhanced with AI

Accurate diagnosis is essential to early treatment and arrest of periodontal disease. Timely intervention depends on precise clinical judgment of manual probing depth, x-rays, and oral examination findings. However, individual assessment is inevitably subjective. AI assistance can be applied to multiple diagnostic points to add an objective perspective to image analysis and indicators of how periodontal disease is progressing.

  • AI algorithms can identify and measure bone loss, detect inflammation or changes in bone structure, and highlight potential areas of concern.
  • AI analysis is fast while maintaining consistency and helping reduce error.

Perio treatment planning gets a boost with AI

Patients usually understand treatments like restorations and root canals. Periodontal disease, however, may be a less familiar subject. Many patients are unaware of the early signs, thinking that things like bleeding gums during toothbrushing are simply normal. This makes conversations about treating periodontal disease all the more difficult.

With chairside AI enhancement of x-rays, you can:

  • Show patients where bone is being lost
  • Explain where scaling and root planing is needed
  • Demonstrate progression or arrest of disease over time

Perio workflows are more efficient with AI

By reducing diagnostic time, enabling more refined treatment planning, and improving patient communication, AI can not only help the dental team in making the most out of their time with perio patients, but also potentially improve patients’ oral health through earlier detection of disease and better case acceptance.

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