Development of a Clinical Toothwear Diagnostic Software Application Based on Deep Learning

该项目使用人工智能驱动的软件解决方案，建立在我们已经高度创新的数字牙齿扫描技术之上，以解决牙齿磨损的诊断和管理。牙齿磨损是一个日益恶化的医疗问题，影响着世界近一半的人口(老年人的比例要高得多)，每年给全球经济造成数十亿美元的损失。近年来，对牙齿磨损的研究呈指数级增长，预计它将与龋齿和牙周病相媲美，成为牙齿疼痛和牙齿脱落的主要原因。全球公共和私人医疗系统每年的成本高达数十亿美元，随着世界人口老龄化和患者对保持自然牙列的期望增加，这个问题将会恶化。在英国，卫生和社会保健部在其出版物《提供更好的口腔健康--一个基于证据的预防工具包》中详细讨论了牙齿磨损问题，他说：“重要的是要认识到，我们还没有准确的方法来测量牙齿随着时间的推移而磨损的情况。然而，口腔内扫描和注册等数字技术的快速发展可能会导致临床实践中监测牙齿磨损进程的辅助工具以及病史和临床判断。尽管如此，目前还没有可行的解决方案，而Mimetrik拥有并将应用于该项目的特定专业知识提供了在短时间内实现这一目标的最佳机会。这将使全球数十亿人受益。

This project uses an AI-driven software solution building on our already highly innovative digital dental scanning technology to address the diagnosis and management of tooth wear - a worsening healthcare problem that affects nearly half of the world's population (with a much higher percentage in older adults) and costs the global economy billions of dollars annually.Research into toothwear has increased exponentially in recent years and it is expected to rival dental caries and periodontal disease as a leading cause of dental pain and tooth loss. The cost to public and private healthcare systems globally runs into billions of dollars annually, a problem which will worsen as the world population ages and patient expectation to maintain their natural dentition increases.In the UK tooth wear is discussed at length by the Department of Health and Social Care in their publication Delivering Better Oral Health - an Evidence-based Toolkit for Prevention, stating "It is important to recognise that we do not yet have accurate methods for measuring tooth wear over time; however, rapid advancement of digital technologies such as intra-oral scans and registration may result in adjuncts for monitoring tooth wear progression in clinical practice alongside history taking and clinical judgement".Despite this aspiration, no workable solution exists currently and the specific expertise that Mimetrik possesses and will apply to this project offers the best chance of achieving one in a short timeframe. This will be of benefit to billions of people globally.