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What Is Pearl AI Dental X-Ray Analysis?
Pearl AI supports the analysis of dental radiographs using artificial intelligence. Pearl’s Second Opinion® system highlights certain anatomical structures, existing restorations and potential radiographic findings for the dentist to review. It is designed as a computer-aided tool to assist dentists when examining X-rays.
Depending on the supported X-ray type, the system can highlight findings such as decay, periapical radiolucencies, bone levels and tartar, as well as existing crowns, fillings, implants and root canal treatments.
Pearl AI provides an additional layer of support for interpreting radiographs. The dentist makes the final diagnosis and treatment decisions using the clinical examination and other relevant findings. FDA documentation also describes Second Opinion® as computer-aided detection software that assists healthcare professionals in reviewing radiographs.
Pearl AI at DentLotus
At DentLotus, we use Pearl AI to support the assessment of digital dental X-rays and help make radiographic findings easier to review.
Areas identified by AI provide an additional layer of review for the dentist. These findings can be considered alongside the clinical examination and other patient information during diagnosis and treatment planning.
Pearl AI’s visual annotations can also support conversations between patients and dentists. Highlighting specific areas on an X-ray can help you understand what your dentist is reviewing. Pearl identifies these visual annotations as a key feature supporting patient communication.
Key Features of Pearl AI
AI-Assisted Analysis
Analyses dental X-rays to help identify the radiographic findings supported by the system.
Visual Annotations
Highlights identified areas on the X-ray to support the dentist’s review.
An Additional Layer of Review
Adds an AI-assisted check to the dentist’s radiographic assessment.
Patient Communication
Showing the areas being reviewed can make it easier to explain findings to patients.
How Does Pearl AI Support Diagnosis and Treatment?
Dental X-rays help assess parts of the teeth and surrounding tissues that cannot be seen directly during a clinical examination. Pearl AI analyses these images and highlights specific areas for the dentist’s attention.
For example, supported images can be reviewed for findings such as decay, periapical radiolucencies and bone levels. The system can also identify existing fillings, crowns, implants and root canal treatments. The findings supported depend on the type of radiograph.
This approach complements the dentist’s clinical assessment. AI findings are interpreted alongside the clinical examination and other necessary diagnostic methods, rather than used as a diagnosis on their own.
Where Can Pearl AI Be Used?
Pearl AI can support image review across dental disciplines where radiographic assessment is important.
The Pearl AI X-Ray Review Process
The process brings together dental imaging, AI analysis and the dentist’s clinical assessment in complementary stages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your Pearl AI Questions Answered
What Does Pearl AI Do?
Pearl AI uses artificial intelligence to analyse dental X-rays, helping dentists identify and highlight the radiographic findings supported by the system.
Does Pearl AI Make a Diagnosis Instead of the Dentist?
No. Pearl Second Opinion is designed to assist the dentist’s review of radiographs. The dentist interprets AI findings alongside clinical findings.
What Can Pearl AI Highlight?
Depending on the supported radiograph type, it can highlight decay, periapical radiolucencies, bone levels and tartar, as well as existing fillings, crowns, bridges, implants and root canal treatments.
Is Pearl AI an X-Ray Machine?
No. Pearl AI is software that analyses existing dental radiographs using artificial intelligence. Its function differs from that of Carestream panoramic X-ray and RVG systems, which acquire images.
How Can AI Analysis Help Patients?
Visual highlighting can help patients understand the areas their dentist is reviewing and make treatment explanations clearer.
Can Pearl AI Also Assess Panoramic X-Rays?
Pearl’s Second Opinion® Panoramic system was developed to highlight specific findings on panoramic radiographs. The FDA’s 2025 decision describes it as software that helps identify suspicious areas associated with decay, periapical radiolucencies and impacted third molars on panoramic images.
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Treatments Supported by Pearl AI
Pearl AI can support the dentist’s assessment across dental disciplines where radiographic imaging forms part of diagnosis and treatment planning.