Multi-Granularity Tooth Analysis via Faster Region-Convolutional Neural Networks for Effective Tooth Detection and Classification

In image classification, multi-granularity refers to the ability to classify images with different levels of detail or resolution. This is a challenging task because the distinction between subcategories is often minimal, needing a high level of visual detail and precise representation of the features specific to each class. In dental informatics, and more specifically tooth classification poses many challenges due to overlapping teeth, varying sizes, shapes, and illumination levels. To address these issues, this paper considers various data granularity levels since a deeper level of details can be acquired with increased granularity. Three tooth granularity levels are considered in this study named Two Classes Granularity Level (2CGL), Four Classes Granularity Level (4CGL), and Seven Classes Granularity Level (7CGL) to analyze the performance of teeth detection and classification at multi-granularity levels in Granular Intra-Oral Image (GIOI) dataset. Subsequently, a Faster Region-Convolutional Neural Network (FR-CNN) based on three ResNet models is proposed for teeth detection and classification at multi-granularity levels from the GIOI dataset. The FR-CNN-ResNet models exploit the effect of the tooth classification granularity technique to empower the models with accurate features that lead to improved model performance. The results indicate a remarkable detection effect in investigating the granularity effect on the FR-CNN-ResNet model's performance. The FR-CNN-ResNet-50 model achieved 0.94 mAP for 2CGL, 0.74 mAP for 4CGL, and 0.69 mAP for 7CGL, respectively. The findings demonstrated that multi-granularity enables flexible and nuanced analysis of visual data, which can be useful in a wide range of applications.

@article{AbuSalim2023,
  title     = {Multi-Granularity Tooth Analysis via Faster Region-Convolutional Neural Networks for Effective Tooth Detection and Classification},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {14},
  number    = {6},
  year      = {2023},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Samah AbuSalim and Nordin Zakaria and Salama A Mostafa and Yew Kwang Hooi and Norehan Mokhtar and Said Jadid Abdulkadir},
  doi       = {10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140678},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2023.0140678}
}