Caries detection using Dentrix Ascend Detect AI

You can use artificial intelligence to detect possible caries on X-ray images in Dentrix Ascend Imaging. This functionality requires the purchase of Dentrix Ascend Detect AI licenses. Detect AI is powered by Videa Health. Videa Health's artificial intelligence leverages algorithms, analytics, and health data from millions of patient records to radically accelerate and improve decision-making for dentists by producing extremely accurate models that can identify and measure clinical indicators on dental X-rays with ease.

Automatic caries detection

With Dentrix Ascend Detect AI activated, as you acquire an individual bitewing or a series of bitewings, each image is submitted to Videa Health automatically.

When you finish the acquisition, the results of the caries analysis appear on the image automatically. Boxes appear on the image where areas of concern were detected, and the number of areas that were detected appears in fine print at the bottom of the image.

Do any of the following:

• If you have acquired a series of bitewings, to view the caries detection results for any other image in that series, click (or tap) that image under Image Navigator.

  

• For a selected bitewing, select the AI tool.

  

  The number of areas of concern that were detected appears on the left.

  Notes:

  • To switch between showing and hiding the caries indicator boxes, click (or tap) the Select object(s) to Display button to open the Select Object(s) to Display dialog box, select or clear the AI Analysis check box, and then click (or tap) Confirm.

    

  • To switch between showing and hiding all annotations, measurements, and caries indicator boxes for the image, click (or tap) the Show/hide annotations and measurements button . The button is available only if an annotation, a measurement, or caries analysis has been applied to the image.

  • To open VideaAssist on Videa Health's website, click the Launch Videa AI link. The Sign in to VideaAssist page opens on a new browser tab so you can sign in.

    

Manually submitting existing images for caries detection

For any bitewings that were acquired prior to Dentrix Ascend Detect AI being activated, you can manually submit them for analysis as needed.

To manually submit a bitewing for caries detection

1. If the correct patient is not already selected, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

   Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.

2. Do one of the following:

   • View an image from the patient's image history list.

     1. On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Image History.

        

     2. On the Images tab, select an exam for an individual bitewing or a series of bitewings.

        

     3. If you have selected a series, under Image Navigator, click (or tap) an image of that series.

        

   • View one of the patient's most recent images.

     1. Do one of the following:

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Imaging.

        • On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging. Then, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Show Most Recent Images.

          

     2. Click (or tap) an individual bitewing image or an image in a series of bitewings.

        

   The selected image appears in the viewing area.

   

3. Click (or tap) the Tools tab.

   

4. Select the AI tool.

   

5. If the bitewing does not have caries analysis results, click (or tap) Submit for analysis.

   The number of areas of concern that were detected appears on the left, and boxes appear on the image where those areas were detected.

   

   Notes:

   • To switch between showing and hiding the caries indicator boxes, click (or tap) the Select object(s) to Display button to open the Select Object(s) to Display dialog box, select or clear the AI Analysis check box, and then click (or tap) Confirm.

     

   • To switch between showing and hiding all annotations, measurements, and caries indicator boxes for the image, click (or tap) the Show/hide annotations and measurements button . The button is available only if an annotation, a measurement, or caries analysis has been applied to the image.

   • To open VideaAssist on Videa Health's website, click the Launch Videa AI link. The Sign in to VideaAssist page opens on a new browser tab so you can sign in.