Machine learning assessment of dental age classification based on cone-beam CT images: a different approach.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
; 53(1): 67-73, 2024 Jan 11.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Machine learning (ML) algorithms are a portion of artificial intelligence that may be used to create more accurate algorithmic procedures for estimating an individual's dental age or defining an age classification. This study aims to use ML algorithms to evaluate the efficacy of pulp/tooth area ratio (PTR) in cone-beam CT (CBCT) images to predict dental age classification in adults.METHODS:
CBCT images of 236 Turkish individuals (121 males and 115 females) from 18 to 70 years of age were included. PTRs were calculated for six teeth in each individual, and a total of 1416 PTRs encompassed the study dataset. Support vector machine, classification and regression tree, and random forest (RF) models for dental age classification were employed. The accuracy of these techniques was compared. To facilitate this evaluation process, the available data were partitioned into training and test datasets, maintaining a proportion of 70% for training and 30% for testing across the spectrum of ML algorithms employed. The correct classification performances of the trained models were evaluated.RESULTS:
The models' performances were found to be low. The models' highest accuracy and confidence intervals were found to belong to the RF algorithm.CONCLUSIONS:
According to our results, models were found to be low in performance but were considered as a different approach. We suggest examining the different parameters derived from different measuring techniques in the data obtained from CBCT images in order to develop ML algorithms for age classification in forensic situations.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Inteligencia Artificial
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Determinación de la Edad por los Dientes
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dentomaxillofac Radiol
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Turquía
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido