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Panyarak W, Wantanajittikul K, Charuakkra A, Prapayasatok S, Suttapak W. Enhancing Caries Detection in Bitewing Radiographs Using YOLOv7. J Digit Imaging 2023; 36:2635-2647. [PMID: 37640971 PMCID: PMC10584768 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-023-00871-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The study aimed to evaluate the impact of image size, area of detection (IoU) thresholds and confidence thresholds on the performance of the YOLO models in the detection of dental caries in bitewing radiographs. A total of 2575 bitewing radiographs were annotated with seven classes according to the ICCMS™ radiographic scoring system. YOLOv3 and YOLOv7 models were employed with different configurations, and their performances were evaluated based on precision, recall, F1-score and mean average precision (mAP). Results showed that YOLOv7 with 640 × 640 pixel images exhibited significantly superior performance compared to YOLOv3 in terms of precision (0.557 vs. 0.268), F1-score (0.555 vs. 0.375) and mAP (0.562 vs. 0.458), while the recall was significantly lower (0.552 vs. 0.697). The following experiment found that the overall mAPs did not significantly differ between 640 × 640 pixel and 1280 × 1280 pixel images, for YOLOv7 with an IoU of 50% and a confidence threshold of 0.001 (p = 0.866). The last experiment revealed that the precision significantly increased from 0.570 to 0.593 for YOLOv7 with an IoU of 75% and a confidence threshold of 0.5, but the mean-recall significantly decreased and led to lower mAPs in both IoUs. In conclusion, YOLOv7 outperformed YOLOv3 in caries detection and increasing the image size did not enhance the model's performance. Elevating the IoU from 50% to 75% and confidence threshold from 0.001 to 0.5 led to a reduction of the model's performance, while simultaneously improving precision and reducing recall (minimizing false positives and negatives) for carious lesion detection in bitewing radiographs.
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- Wannakamon Panyarak
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral Biology and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Chiang Mai University, Suthep Road, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Division of Computer Engineering, School of Information and Communication Technology, University of Phayao, Phahon Yothin Road, Mae Ka, Mueang Phayao District, Phayao, 56000, Thailand.
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The value of bitewing radiographs in the management of carious primary molars. Br Dent J 2021; 231:575-579. [PMID: 34773029 DOI: 10.1038/s41415-021-3570-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Introduction Bitewing radiographs (BWs) are under-utilised for children, and reliance on visual diagnosis alone is likely to under-diagnose caries. Quantification of the level of the under-reporting of caries and the vital role of BWs would be beneficial when providing dental care to the paediatric population.Aim To quantify the diagnostic value of bitewings in the management of proximal caries in primary molars.Design Cross-sectional study.Materials and methods Thirty children (mean age 6.2 ± 1.3 years) were recruited. A visual inspection (VI) of the primary molars was carried out and bitewings were taken. Radiographic assessment (RA) for primary molar proximal caries was completed separately. VI and RA were compared statistically against three caries thresholds, using the Fisher's exact test. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Sensitivity and specificity analyses were performed.Results A total of 480 proximal surfaces were assessed. Bitewings detected 44.6% of additional proximal carious lesions (p <0.0001). At d3 threshold, VI under-reported 51.2% proximal caries (p <0.0001) and 34.1% dentinal proximal caries (p = 0.0012). VI showed high specificity (99%) and low sensitivity (53%).Conclusion Bitewings play a vital role in proximal caries diagnoses of primary molars.
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Phillips M, Bernabé E, Mustakis A. Radiographic assessment of proximal surface carious lesion progression in Chilean young adults. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2020; 48:409-414. [PMID: 32524660 DOI: 10.1111/cdoe.12552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the rate and associations of interproximal carious lesion progression. METHODS Retrospective data were analysed from 125 young adults (age range: 18-29 years) with repeated bitewing radiographs collected over a 6-year period. Participants were submitted to different protocols of radiographic examination frequency. Transitions from outer enamel to outer dentine (OE-to-OD) and from outer dentine to dentine (OD-to-D) were selected because of their clinical relevance. Factors associated with each transition were assessed in Cox regression models. RESULTS One hundred seven (85.6%) and 52 (41.6%) participants experienced OE-to-OD and OD-to-D transitions, respectively. In addition, 16.8% of 537 eligible surfaces progressed from OE-to-OD whereas 59.4% of 128 eligible surfaces progressed from OD-to-D. Incidence rates were 6.6 and 44.1 per 100 tooth surface-years, respectively. Mean survival time for OE-to-OD transition was 6.4 years (95% confidence interval: 6.0-6.9) and the median survival time for OD-to-D transition was 1.6 years (95%CI: 1.3-1.7). In adjusted Cox regression models, location in the lower jaw (hazard ratio: 0.34; 95% CI: 0.21-0.57) was inversely associated with OE-to-OD progression. In addition, proximal DMFS at baseline (HR: 0.93; 95%CI: 0.87-0.99) and location in the lower jaw (HR: 0.51; 95%CI: 0.26-0.99) were inversely associated with OD-to-D progression. CONCLUSIONS This group of Chilean young adults has a high progression rate of proximal caries lesions. Location of the caries lesion and proximal DMFS were the only factors associated with caries progression.
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- Melania Phillips
- Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King´s College London, London, UK
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- School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Litaker MS, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Rindal DB, Fellows JL, Heft MW, Meyerowitz C, Chonowski S, Gilbert GH. Concordance between practitioner questionnaire responses and observed clinical treatment recommendations for treatment of dentin hypersensitivity: findings from the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. BMC Oral Health 2019; 19:112. [PMID: 31200689 PMCID: PMC6570951 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-019-0772-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few published reports have presented concordance between treatment choices selected by dentists in hypothetical clinical scenarios and treatment choices made by the same dentists in actual clinical practice. The aim of the current cross-sectional study, conducted within the Management of Dental Hypersensitivity (MDH) study, was to assess the potential value of practitioners' questionnaire responses regarding their typical treatment provided for management of dentin hypersensitivity (DH), by evaluating agreement between these responses and subsequently-observed recommendations recorded during actual clinical examinations. METHODS A total of 171 practitioners enrolled in the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network completed both a questionnaire and a clinical study regarding methods they use to treat dental hypersensitivity. The questionnaire solicited first-, second- and third-choice products when prescribing or recommending management of dentin hypersensitivity. Agreement was calculated for first-choice products/recommendations and for inclusion in the top three choices, as identified by the practitioners, from 11 listed treatment options. Overall percent agreement and Cohen's kappa statistic were calculated, with associated 95% confidence intervals (CI). Associations between practitioner characteristics and agreement were also evaluated. RESULTS For individual treatment modalities, percentage agreement ranged from 63 to 99%, depending on the specific item. Percentage agreement between typical treatment and actual treatment for each practitioner's top three treatment modalities, as a combined grouping, ranged from 61 to 100%. When these same agreement pairings were quantified to account for agreement above that expected by chance, kappa values were poor to low. CONCLUSIONS Concordance between hypothetical clinical scenarios and treatment choices made by the same dentists in actual clinical practice showed moderate to high levels of percentage agreement, but Cohen's kappa values suggested relatively low levels of agreement beyond that expected by chance. This analysis adds to the larger work of the network which has now observed a wide range of agreement between hypothetical and actual care, depending upon the specific diagnosis or treatment under consideration. Questionnaire data for DH might serve as a useful adjunct to clinical data regarding treatment recommendations, but agreement was not sufficiently high to justify use of questionnaires alone to characterize patterns of treatment for this particular condition.
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- Mark S Litaker
- Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0007, USA.
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- Health Partners Institute for Education and Research, 8170 33rd Avenue South, Mail Stop 21111R, PO Box 1524, Bloomington, MN, 55440-1524, USA
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- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, 3800 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR, 97227, USA
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610-0416, USA
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- Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester, 625 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, 14620, USA
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- Private Practice of General Dentistry, 66 Maple Ave, Morristown, NJ, 07960, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1919 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0007, USA
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Carvalho JC, Qvist V, Aimée NR, Mestrinho HD, Bakhshandeh A. Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment Decisions for Occlusal Caries: A Survey from the Danish Public Dental Health Service. Caries Res 2017; 52:58-70. [DOI: 10.1159/000484987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This study validates a case-based survey method and analyzes the extent to which Danish dental professionals apply current concepts and strategies for occlusal caries management in children, adolescents, and young adults. A case-based, precoded questionnaire consisting of 10 clinical cases/patients with 26 teeth/occlusal surfaces was developed. The cases were set up in a PowerPoint presentation and color printed as a booklet illustrating patients with different patterns of caries activity, severity, and risk. A total of 69 dental professionals participated. Content and face validity of the survey method was established using a panel of experts. The panel also assessed the reliability of the method using a test-retest procedure (κ ≥ 0.80) and acting as benchmark. Measurements of agreement between dental professional and benchmark assessments showed substantial agreement for overall caries activity and risk assessment of patients and for clinical and radiographic severity of occlusal lesions (κ = 0.61-0.67). For assessment of caries lesion activity on occlusal surfaces, the agreement was moderate (κ = 0.50). Regarding treatment decisions, dental professionals showed substantial agreement when indicating restorative treatments (κ = 0.68). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed a significant influence of various patient-, lesion-, and participant-related variables in the assessment of caries risk, caries activity and severity, and treatment decision. In conclusion, Danish dental professionals participating in the study apply reasonably well current concepts on overall caries activity and risk assessment, clinical and radiographic severity of occlusal lesions, and, to a certain extent, assessment of caries lesion activity on occlusal surfaces. Nonoperative treatment decisions had a high priority among Danish professionals.
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Fellows JL, Gordan VV, Gilbert GH, Rindal DB, Qvist V, Litaker MS, Benjamin P, Flink H, Pihlstrom DJ, Johnson N. Dentist and practice characteristics associated with restorative treatment of enamel caries in permanent teeth: multiple-regression modeling of observational clinical data from the National Dental PBRN. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY 2014; 27:91-9. [PMID: 25000667 PMCID: PMC4090699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Current evidence in dentistry recommends non-surgical treatment to manage enamel caries lesions. However, surveyed practitioners report they would restore enamel lesions that are confined to the enamel. Actual clinical data were used to evaluate patient, dentist, and practice characteristics associated with restoration of enamel caries, while accounting for other factors. METHODS Data from a National Dental Practice-Based Research Network observational study of consecutive restorations placed in previously unrestored permanent tooth surfaces and practice/demographic data from 229 participating network dentists were combined. ANOVA and logistic regression, using generalized estimating equations (GEE) and variable selection within blocks, were used to test the hypothesis that patient, dentist, and practice characteristics were associated with variations in enamel restorations of occlusal and proximal caries compared to dentin lesions, accounting for dentist and patient clustering. RESULTS Network dentists from five regions placed 6,891 restorations involving occlusal and/or proximal caries lesions. Enamel restorations accounted for 16% of enrolled occlusal caries lesions and 6% of enrolled proximal caries lesions. Enamel occlusal restorations varied significantly (P < 0.05) by patient age and race/ethnicity, dentists' use of caries risk assessment, network region, and practice type. Enamel proximal restorations varied significantly (P < 0.05) by dentist race/ethnicity, network region, and practice type.
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Heaven TJ, Gordan VV, Litaker MS, Fellows JL, Brad Rindal D, Firestone AR, Gilbert GH. Agreement among dentists' restorative treatment planning thresholds for primary occlusal caries, primary proximal caries, and existing restorations: findings from The National Dental Practice-Based Research Network. J Dent 2013; 41:718-25. [PMID: 23743181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2013.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to quantify the agreement among individual National Dental Practice-Based Research Network dentists' self-reported treatment decisions for primary occlusal caries, primary proximal caries, and existing restorations. METHODS Five hypothetical clinical scenarios were presented: primary occlusal caries; primary proximal caries; and whether three existing restorations should be repaired or replaced. We quantified the probability that dentists who recommended later restorative intervention for primary caries were the same ones who recommended that existing restorations be repaired instead of replaced. RESULTS Dentists who recommended later restorative treatment of primary occlusal caries and proximal caries at a more-advanced stage were significantly more likely to recommend repair instead of replacement. Agreement among dentists on a threshold stage for the treatment of primary caries ranged from 40 to 68%, while that for repair or replacement of existing restorations was 36 to 43%. CONCLUSIONS Dentists who recommended repair rather than replacement of existing restorations were significantly more likely to recommend later treatment of primary caries. Conversely, dentists who recommended treatment of primary caries at an earlier stage were significantly more likely to recommend replacement of the entire restoration. Between-dentist agreement for primary caries treatment was better than between-dentist agreement for repair or replacement of existing restorations. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS These findings suggest consistency in how individual dentists approach the treatment of primary caries and existing restorations. However, substantial variation was found between dentists in their treatment decisions about the same teeth.
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- Tim J Heaven
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Restorative Sciences, 1919 7th Avenue South, AL 35294-0007, United States.
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Practitioner, patient and carious lesion characteristics associated with type of restorative material: findings from The Dental Practice-Based Research Network. J Am Dent Assoc 2011; 142:622-32. [PMID: 21628683 DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The authors conducted a study to identify factors associated with the materials that dentists in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) use when placing the first restoration on permanent posterior tooth surfaces. METHODS A total of 182 DPBRN practitioner-investigators provided data regarding 5,599 posterior teeth with caries. Practitioner-investigators completed an enrollment questionnaire that included the dentist's age, sex, practice workload, practice type and number of years since graduation. When patients who had provided informed consent to participate in the investigation sought treatment for a previously unrestored carious surface, the practitioner-investigator recorded patient and tooth characteristics. RESULTS Practitioner-investigators used amalgam more often than they used direct resin-based composite (RBC) for posterior carious lesions. Practitioner and practice characteristics (years since graduation and type of practice); patient characteristics (sex, race, age and dental insurance status); and lesion characteristics (tooth location and surface, preoperative and postoperative lesion depth) were associated with the type of restorative material used. CONCLUSIONS Several practitioner and practice, patient and lesion characteristics were associated significantly with use of amalgam and RBC: geographical region, years since dentist's graduation, patient's dental insurance status, tooth location and surface, and preoperative and postoperative lesion depth. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS Despite advances in esthetic dentistry, U.S. dentists still are placing amalgam on posterior teeth with carious lesions. Amalgam was used more often than RBC in older patients, who may have had deeper carious lesions.
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