VideaHealth Dental AI Solution Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance, Establishing Industry-wide Benchmark for Clinical Accuracy

 VideaHealth Dental AI Solution Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance, Establishing Industry-wide Benchmark for Clinical AccuracyCompany ushers in a new era of transparency and efficiency by bringing to market the most diverse AI dental imaging dataset in the industryBOSTON, May 2, 2022–VideaHealth, a dental AI pioneer, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 510(k) clearance for Videa Caries Assist, an AI-powered dental caries (cavity) detection algorithm. VideaHealth surpassed the FDA ’s exacting efficacy requirements by significantly aiding the analysis of radiographs instantly from the dentist’s chair.In the FDA trial, the number of missed caries was 43% lower for dentists using Videa ’s AI. Notably, the dentists using Videa’s AI also experienced a 15% average reduction in erroneous detections of caries lesions. All dentists in the trial, regardless of experience level, encountered caries detection capability improvements. These detection performance improvements enable more accurate diagnoses, better preventative care and substantial cost savings for patients by reducing unnecessary invasive treatments. Ajoint study with VideaHealth partner Heartland Dental revealed similar impacts on diagnostic improvements and treatment planning.VideaHealth is disrupting a market that has remained largely unchanged for the past 30 years, providing greater transparency to patients, and is actively working to reduce AI bias in dentistry. The company ...
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