Boston-based Perceptive and Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health finished the first successful clinical study of a 3D intraoral optical coherence tomography dental imaging system, according to an Oct. 15 news release.
Here are six things to know:
1. Perceptive completed the pilot study at PDS Health, testing the system for the first time in a real-world setting.
2. OCT is a new imaging modality that creates cone-beam computed tomography images using light instead of X-rays.
3. Compared to X-rays, the technology triples the sensitivity in detecting cavities and allows dentists to detect cracks and demineralization in teeth.
4. Dentists have more information to better inform the patient of recommended treatments and patients have additional information, leading to higher treatment acceptance.
5. Perceptive's OCT technology has a sensitivity of more than 90% to dental pathology, which is more than three times the accuracy of traditional X-rays.
6. The company is seeking to integrate AI into the technology to make it more intuitive.