HONG KONG: According to the Global Burden of Disease study, early childhood caries affects approximately 530 million children around the world, making it one of the most prevalent chronic childhood diseases globally. In an attempt to mitigate this public health concern, a collaborative research team from various institutions in China has developed a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of detecting subtle microbial shifts that indicate the development of caries in specific teeth long before it becomes clinically evident. The implications for patient health and treatment are...

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