Abstract

This paper proposes a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based deep learning model for predicting the difficulty of extracting a mandibular third molar using a panoramic radiographic image. The applied dataset includes a total of 1053 mandibular third molars from 600 preoperative panoramic radiographic images. The extraction difficulty was evaluated based on the consensus of three human observers using the Pederson difficulty score (PDS). The classification model used a ResNet-34 pretrained on the ImageNet dataset. The correlation between the PDS values determined by the proposed model and those measured by the experts was calculated. The prediction accuracies for C1 (depth), C2 (ramal relationship), and C3 (angulation) were 78.91%, 82.03%, and 90.23%, respectively. The results confirm that the proposed CNN-based deep learning model could be used to predict the difficulty of extracting a mandibular third molar using a panoramic radiographic image.

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Title
Deep learning based prediction of extraction difficulty for mandibular third molars
Author
Jeong-Hun, Yoo 1 ; Han-Gyeol, Yeom 2 ; Shin WooSang 3 ; Yun, Jong Pil 4 ; Lee, Jong Hyun 3 ; Jeong, Seung Hyun 4 ; Lim, Hun Jun 5 ; Lee, Jun 5 ; Kim, Bong Chul 5 

 Wonkwang University College of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daejeon Dental Hospital, Daejeon, Korea 
 Wonkwang University College of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Daejeon Dental Hospital, Daejeon, Korea 
 Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Safety System Research Group, Gyeongsan, Korea (GRID:grid.454135.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9353 1134); Kyungpook National University, School of Electronics Engineering College of IT Engineering, Daegu, Korea (GRID:grid.258803.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 0661 1556) 
 Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Safety System Research Group, Gyeongsan, Korea (GRID:grid.454135.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9353 1134) 
 Wonkwang University College of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daejeon Dental Hospital, Daejeon, Korea (GRID:grid.454135.2) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2479578164
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.