New CBCT resource for dental implant planning

Investigators have curated a dataset of adult cone-beam computed tomography dental images.

In an article published in Scientific Data, the investigators detailed how the current lack of high-quality CBCT data incorporating 3D annotations could present challenges when improving the automation of dental implant planning.

As a result, the investigators put together a dataset involving more than 150 patients who underwent CBCT to produce high-quality image volumes with artifact characteristics clearly delineated. They noted that the volumes contained just over 500 missing tooth sites and selected 85 of the volumes covering 114 sites for 3D annotation.

The investigators hope the new resource can aid researchers in training deep-learning models to perform dental implant planning.

Read more: Scientific Data

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