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GENERALIZABILITY OF CLOUD-BASED AI SOFTWARE FOR ANTERIOR TOOTH SEGMENTATION IN MULTICENTER CBCT DATASETS: AN EXTERNAL VALIDATION STUDY.

Aug 2026 · E -journal of dentistry · pp. 106997 · 0 citations
Medicine

TL;DR

The reduced segmentation time and consistent performance across CBCT systems support the potential integration of cloud-based AI segmentation into digital dental workflows, especially for anterior teeth, where accurate morphology is clinically relevant.

Abstract

Objectives

To externally validate the generalizability of a cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) software for automated anterior tooth segmentation in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans acquired with five CBCT systems and to identify factors associated with the need for manual refinement.

Methods

A total of 190 CBCT scans from five systems were analyzed. Automated segmentation was performed using Virtual Patient Creator (Relu, Leuven, Belgium). Two examiners evaluated 879 tooth segmentation maps, with refinements performed when necessary. Automated and refined segmentations were compared using voxel-wise, surface-based, and time-efficiency metrics. Factors associated with the need for refinement were assessed using mixed-effects logistic regression (α=5%).

Results

Automated segmentation was adequate in 90.1% of cases. Endodontic treatment (OR=4.43), orthodontic brackets (OR=3.74), and adjacent high-density artifacts (OR=7.88) were significantly associated with a higher need for refinement (p<0.05). Automated segmentations showed high performance across CBCT systems, with Intersection over Union (IoU) ranging from 0.92 to 0.95, Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) from 0.96 to 0.97, recall from 0.94 to 0.95, precision and accuracy above 0.97, Median Absolute Distance (MAD) below 0.07 mm, and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) below 0.10 mm. Automated segmentation was substantially faster than refined and manual segmentation.

Conclusion

The cloud-based AI software showed high performance for anterior tooth segmentation across different CBCT systems, supporting its generalizability under the tested conditions. However, endodontic treatment, orthodontic brackets, and adjacent high-density artifacts increased the likelihood of refinement. CLINICAL

Significance

The reduced segmentation time and consistent performance across CBCT systems support the potential integration of cloud-based AI segmentation into digital dental workflows, especially for anterior teeth, where accurate morphology is clinically relevant.

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