Automatic Methods for Alveolar Bone Loss Degree Measurement in Periodontitis Periapical Radiographs

Periodontitis involves progressive loss of the  alveolar bone around the teeth. Its diagnosis can be established from (a) clinical examination by probing the gingiva (gums) using a periodontal probe, or (b) radiographic examination by evaluating the patient's radiographs (X-ray films) to determine the amount of alveolar bone loss around the teeth. Determining type and degree of alveolar bone loss by examining radiographs has been a difficult task for most dentists. Recently, two reports on validation of a dental image analyzer tool to measure the degree of alveolar bone loss are available in periodontitis research literature [1,2].
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