AUTOMATED DETECTION, LOCALIZATION, AND SEVERITY ASSESSMENT OF PROXIMAL DENTAL CARIES FROM BITEWING RADIOGRAPHS USING DEEP LEARNING

Background/Objectives: Dental caries is a widespread chronic infection, affecting a large segment of the population.Proximal caries, in particular, present a distinct obstacle for early identification owing to their position, which hinders clinical inspection.Radiographic assessments, particularly bitewing images (BRs), are frequently utilized to d

Abstract Background 200 years have now passed since Darwin was born and scientists around the world are celebrating this important anniversary of the birth of an evolutionary visionary.However, the theories of his colleague Lamarck are treated with considerably less acclaim.These theories centre on the tendency for complexity to increase in organis