Educators1 April, 2025

AI vs. Dental Students: A Comparison of Periapical Radiolucency Detection in Radiographs

AI vs. Dental Students: A Comparison of Periapical Radiolucency Detection in Radiographs

Educators1 April, 2025

How does AI stack up against human interpretation in dental radiology? In this peer-reviewed pilot study from the University of Florida, researchers compared dental students to AI in identifying periapical radiolucencies and found that AI delivered higher accuracy and consistency, especially for small and subtle lesions.