Tohoku University and DOCOMO Launch Research Project to Develop Artificial-intelligence Technology for Periodontal Disease Detection
Published on: Thursday 23 May 2019
Japan-based Tohoku University and NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced that they have begun researching an artificial-intelligence (AI) technology to detect periodontal disease simply by photographing a persons gums with a smartphone. Periodontal disease can lead to tooth loss and lifestyle diseases such as heart disease, stroke, obesity and type II diabetes, so a solution for early detection could offer significant advantages, especially in aging societies. The simple, easily deployed smartphone-...
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