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ArticleJournal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists2026

Performance assessment of five artificial intelligence-based algorithms for automated tooth segmentation and labeling on intraoral scans.

Germán Del Cacho-Salvador, Xavier Paolo Burgos-Artizzu, Joaquín García-Arranz, Óscar González-Martín, Carlos Oteo-Morilla, Mercedes Gallas-Torreira, Eva Cernadas, Wenceslao Piedra-Cascón

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Article in Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Germán Del Cacho-SalvadorDoctoral Programme in Research in Information Technologies, Artificial Intelligence Area, University of Santiago de Compostela, Madrid, Spain.
Xavier Paolo Burgos-ArtizzuMovumTech, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9681-5404
Joaquín García-ArranzDirector and Dental Laboratory Technician, Ortodentis, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1838-3152
Óscar González-MartínFaculty of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3957-4872
Carlos Oteo-MorillaAffiliate Faculty Graduate in Esthetic Dentistry Program, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5293-0195
Mercedes Gallas-TorreiraPlanning and Management in Dental Clinics. Stomatology Area, Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgery Specialities. Digital Dentistry Unit of the School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago, Spain.
Eva CernadasComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Researcher at the Research Centre in Intelligent Technologies (CiTIUS), University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Wenceslao Piedra-CascónMovumTech, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2765-2207

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Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate and compare the performance of five AI algorithms for tooth segmentation and labeling on intraoral scans, as their performance remains unclear. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 100 intraoral scans in the STL file format were classified into two main groups: complete dentition (C) and partial dentition (P, fewer than 12 teeth). Each group was further divided by arch into four subgroups (n = 25 each): complete maxillary (Mx-C), complete mandibular (Md-C), partial maxillary (Mx-P), and partial mandibular (Md-P). The algorithms tested were the Tooth Group Network (Team CGIP), Dentbird Studio (Dentbird), Medit Ortho Simulation (Medit), NemoSmile 3D (Nemotec), and MovumStudio (MovumTech). Manual segmentations by an expert operator served as the ground truth. Performance was assessed using Python and five metrics, with Intersection over Union (IOU) as the primary indicator. Statistical analysis included permutation tests with the Bonferroni-Holm correction (α = 0.05).

resultsSignificant differences were observed between groups and algorithms (P < 0.05). IOU scores ranged from 0.72 to 0.92 in complete dentition and showed greater variability in partial dentition (0-0.928). The Tooth Group Network and MovumStudio consistently outperformed the others, with MovumStudio achieving the highest performance across all metrics and groups. Its performance matched that of a human expert when compared against a subset of the data.

conclusionsTooth segmentation and labeling performance vary depending on dentition completeness and algorithm choice. MovumStudio demonstrated the most robust and consistent results, comparable to expert human annotation.

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AlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceImage Processing, Computer-AssistedToothHumansImaging, Three-Dimensionalartificial intelligencedigital dentistryprosthodonticssegmentation

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PMID42021530
PMCPMC13456479

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