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CapabilityCognitive automation2023-02-06
AI that measures bone levels on dental X-rays was cleared for trained professionals including dental hygienists, as an aid to full evaluation, the US FDA's 2023 letter shows
Dental hygienistoccupation page →
Event date / reported
2023-02-06
Evidence stage
CapabilityA demo, benchmark or paper shows the task can be done. Updates what the technology can do — not what employers will do.
Tasks this bears on
Periodontal assessment and charting
Probing and recording pocket depths, bleeding and recession around each tooth.
Being augmented≈ Platform inference
Taking and screening X-rays
Taking bitewing and periapical X-rays and spotting what the dentist should look at.
Being augmented✓ Evidence-backed
Where this applies
United States. The FDA clearance describes software intended to aid dental professionals in the measurements and visualization of mesial and distal bone levels for each tooth from bitewing and periapical radiographs, not to be used in lieu of full patient evaluation or relied upon to make or confirm a diagnosis, to be used by trained professionals including dentists and dental hygienists. The performance data came from the developer.
What this means
One cleared AI tool is written for hygienists as well as dentists — it measures, and the professional judges.
What it does not yet show
A clearance based on the developer's data; it does not show how widely hygienists use it.
What you can check
Open FDA 510(k) K223296 and find "dentists and dental hygienists".
Does it change the assessment?
No — and this stage does not move it either. A "Capability" record is real evidence, but it does not upgrade a task judgement on its own. The 2 linked judgements above stand where they were.
Source
U.S. Food and Drug Administration — 510(k) K223296, Videa Perio Assist (letter dated February 6, 2023) · verified 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent) · interpreted 2026-09-30 · Claude (VOLO agent)
Primary source — published by the party that did this, or the authority of record. No co-signature needed.