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Adent Health — Scan your teeth and track your dental health
Adent uses AI computer vision to scan photos of your mouth, taken from home with your smartphone. For free, and on the mission to put quality dental care in the hands of every person on Earth 🦷🌎
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Scott
Do you view your product as a way to get people back in a dentist chair who've been avoiding it? I'm concerned about people using your product and receiving good feedback and then not going to their cleaning / checkups.
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@scotty_mcq Thank you for your question. In case of the AI finds signs of a cavity or gum inflammation or one of the other conditions we always recommend the users seek advice from a dental professional after they receive their report and if they don't have an appointment planned we advise them to make one in the near future. In case they receive a report with good feedback, we advise them to maintain their regular dental check-ups! 🦷 Don't hesitate with any follow-up questions! :)
Nice product, in the end, shall it be coupled with regular visits to your dentist? Or is it more of a product that should enable you to decide when is the right time to go?
@rubenwolff Thank you for the question! We recommend it to be coupled with regular visits to your dentist 🦷🦷
A regular dental examination of your teeth, gums, and bite is necessary to maintain good oral hygiene and prevent dental issues such as gum diseases, cavities, bad breath, and other issues.
Adent Health is a tool you should use to track your overall oral health at home in between the regular visits. It also gives you a greater personal insight into your oral health and what YOU can do at home to maintain good hygiene and prevent teeth and gum diseases. Prevention is key! :)
Please don't hesitate with any follow up questions! :-)
Hi Product Hunters! 👋 I am Richard, co-founder of Adent Health. We are a medtech-startup based out of Copenhagen, Denmark, and we are all about giving people access to dental care. Amazing to have @kevin hunting us <3
🌱 How it all started
When I was in my early 20’s I was diagnosed with periodontitis, a severe and irreversible gum disease. I only found out years later that it was a wrong diagnosis. Now, in my mid-30’s, I have been able to rebuild my dental health through effective routines and strict monitoring by dentists.
Adent Health is technology designed to give you back control of your smile. The key to battling most dental problems is prevention through routines and taking action as soon as trouble is emerging.
🦷📱 Dental home scans & personalized dental care
Adent uses AI computer vision to scan photos of your mouth, taken from home with your smartphone. For free, and on the mission to give everyone personal recommendations on how to keep their mouth healthy.
No mouth is the same, and oral care is individual. Our aim is to tailor recommendations specifically for each mouth. All recommendations are curated by our dentists.
Adent is a certified medical device and 40.000 dental professional hours have been invested in building the algorithms and testing the clinical outcomes.
🔮 What’s next
In the future, we are planning to scan for more conditions, better personalization of recommendations, and create routines to help people maintain their dental health over time.
💛 Let us know what you think
We’ll be hanging out in the comments section, and would love to hear what you think. We are always really excited about feedback - and believe it is the only way to build a great product :)
✨😺 Exclusive on Product Hunt
Do a scan, and exclusively get a free video consult 🦷📹🧑⚕️ with one of our dental professionals (value: $65). Let us know via the link below, and we'll be in touch within a few days to book you in for your virtual appointment* www.adent-health.com/exclusive-o...
Love,
Richard & the Adent team
*No surprises. We would just love your feedback too. Consults are subject to local regulations.
@kevin @richard_b Wow - great idea! I'm loving this.
Maybe it can help me floss more. I find that the hardest challenge
@kevin @richard_b Hey You guys Check out my solution if possible it's called Social Rebel! I'd like to get more comments and reviews to help others.
This is great! Dental health is usually something we don't realise we need to pay attention to until too late, so a good way of keeping on top of it and managing it over time. Love it.
@chrisashby really appreciate the feedback! Agree, in dental there is way too often a "too late" -- our mission is to help improve that 🙌
Terrifying and terrific in equal measures! Genuine gamechanger - congrats on the vision and the launch @richard_b 🦷 🚀
@bertie Thanks for the feedback! 🙌 Love that set of feelings! Definitely an out-of-body experience the first time 😬
Looks awesome!
?makers It seems like a very difficult task for the image analyzer to analyze images without more context than the image itself -- do you do something to provide more context and help the analyzer?
@micvbang That is a great question! I assume you might be a data scientist? (it's the same type of questions my Computer Vision colleagues ask me all the time :)) Feel free check out the last part of the demo video – but: Definitely yes! We combine the images with questions. Context is definitely important, but one thing to realize is that there is actually a lot of context inside our mouths themselves. For example when the algorithms determine inflammation of the gums, the algorithm also includes plaque, tartar, staining, tooth wear into consideration which are all indicators or "proxies" of the lifestyle, age, and/or dental habits :)
I love it!!!! Dental health is a human right, and I love that you're fighting for democratization of that right! ... on top - being a busy entrepreneur, I appreciate the convenience of this product :-)
@plantjammer Thanks so much for the feedback! Yes, that is definitely the fight we are fighting! 🙌
I like this app. I want the app for checking teeth from home because it can be done by a person living alone. I live alone and can't ask someone to consider if I have tooth decay. I usually try to take my teeth with my phone camera and flash, but it always turns out badly. In recent years, I need to monitor my dental implants so that they are in good condition. I've been saving up for new teeth for a long time, and I want them to last me for a very long time! Who has implants? Tell us, how long have you had implants?
Hi Adent Health, great product, great pitch and idea. What happens after the initial report is sent? Does it track my progression over time? What if it gets worse or "I'm doing the recommendations wrong"? Can I take this app to my dentist and show them the result somehow? Wondering about the magic after the video-pitch ends :)
Also, how do you store the information? Do you track or potentially store data using international healthcare standards i.e. ICD10/11, Snomed CT? Do you have plans for potentially working together with EHR systems and if so, via FHIR / OpenEHR or alternative methods?
@laust_axelsen Thanks you for all those great questions!
Once you do a scan you can expect to get a report back on the selected topic with findings such as dental caries, gum inflammation, gum recession, dental plaque and tartar and teeth misalignment such as crowding and spacing. Based on what the AI has found you will also get a dental recommendation. You can then choose to track your dental health over time with a reminder to do a new scan as often as it fits your schedule :)
In case of you get a feedback where your dental health has gotten worse over time you will get a new dental recommendation which probably will be "You should seek advice from a dental professional. If you do not have an appointment with your dentist planned, you should make one" 🦷
You are more than welcome to show the results to your dentist. We are also currently working with dentists on the platform who do virtual consultations with their patients after they do a scan 🦷
@laust_axelsen Thanks Laust for the follow up regarding data storage! We map outputs of most of our algorithms into SNODENT, which is a subset of SNOMED CT. That said, we are still in our early days of aligning strictly towards the taxonomies you mention. But great question, it's definitely a key track for the integration of the software to other systems going forward. If you have anything specific in mind I would love to follow up – ping me at tb@adent.dk
Awesome app - I like the color coded feedback in the report. Might it be possible to track the effect of a whitening treatment/toothpaste in the future?
@kedde @richard_b Definitely! Christian, it's a great idea, and no doubt something we would like to dive further into, as it's one of the questions that we are getting most. Both on tracking progress on the shade, and of course also whether the products are hurting the enamel. If there was anything specific on "the effect" you were thinking about, we would love to dive into your thoughts on it, don't hesitate to reach out at tb(a)adent.dk
Congrats on the launch! I just did a scann. That was surprisingly cool. It also made me curious what happens to my images: how are you handling the data privacy concerns around an individual's dental health?
@jon_jorgensen Awesome! Great to hear that you liked the scan. That's that cool experience we want to leave everyone with!
To your question on privacy: We take user privacy and data safety very seriously at Adent. We comply with the relevant medical regulations, the GDPR, UK Data Protection Impact Assessment, and Australian Privacy Principles. In essence, we store your data on secure servers (servers are located in a region depending on where you are from to comply to local regulations), and encrypt your data.
If helpful, you can find Adent's Privacy Policy here https://www.adent-health.com/pri... but also feel free to ping us, we are happy to answer any follow up questions! It's an important topic.
?makers do you have plans for sharing data captured/knowledge derived from the app with my dentist as supplementary material to regular check-ups?
@anders_holmegaard_tvistholm Great question! And yes, definitely! (assuming that your want to share it – it's of course 100% your data so you also determine whether or not to share). Those seemless integrations between "in chair" visits and what can be derived from home scans are certainly in the plans for the future. We are already working together with some of our dental partners how to create these synergies. If you have anything specific in mind that would be cool to share or have access to from your dentist, don't hesitate to reach out, we would love to hear your thoughts on it
This product is great and can be used to detect dental problems early. It is important to maintain good oral health.
Say I have caries between two of my molars (back teeth), how does the app spot that? you know: "hidden caries".
Love the idea though!
@casper_bjerregaard Thanks, that's a great question! Assuming that the caries is only between those two molars (approximal caries), chances are that it won't be detected through visual signs whereas an X-ray will be necessary – but what we often see is that it might get detected if the user responds that they feel pain or sensitivity.
That said, it is a situation where it's key to tell what the app can and cannot detect. We take it very seriously to not give a user ""false optimism"" that everything is OK if it's not.
I can't stress enough: It's truly impressive what we're able to detect from five dental photos, and we have spent more than 40.000 dentist hours to train our model, and a team of dentists are constantly working on improving, reviewing and ensuring the quality of the work our machine does. BUT the algorithms don't spot everything, and we are not put in this world to replace dentists - a dentist will always be gold standard. The app does not provide a diagnosis, it helps you track your dental health.
Our mission is to provide good dental health, and we are strong believer in prevention and early intervention as key to that. You scan your teeth and get a 95% accurate answer, compared to an answer from a dentist, on the state of your dental hygiene. And because you can do it every one or two weeks, we see that our users are tracking their health.
Don't hesitate with any follow up questions! :-)
It looks really cool! Does the app tell me if I need to do something special to take better care of me teeth or what is the value proposition exactly? Great job on the technology. I look forward to following your progress!!
@alexander_mainborg Thank you for the feedback! The app helps you spot signs of potential conditions and also helps understand what you can do to improve/maintain your dental health (incl. curated dental products and an overview of potential relevant treatments). Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the experience 🙌
This is great. Just did a scan, and very interesting report. Maybe I'm a bit "techy" but I was wondering why the processing time isn't instant and takes a couple of hours?
@peter_bjerregaard_christensen So awesome to hear! Happy that you found it interesting!
Good question! The short answer is: We are still cracking that nut of making it instant, but our latest sprints have seen some major leaps which we hope to roll out soon.
If adding just a bit of technical flavor to it, what we are working on is to bring more of the compute to "the edge" (handled on device) to scale processing during high loads better; and additionally to move more of the backend towards serverless environments also to scale processing time better during high loads. Today we do see some individual parts of our pipeline where single services act as "bottleneck" for the speed of the full pipeline, and that's definitely one of the keys we are addressing in the near future!
I just downloaded and very happy with the results, But how do you detect dental cavities by taking smartphone selflies when sometimes dentist's can't even see it with xrays? i definitely see how this can be used for gum disease though, which many aren't aware they even have
@bjorn_lemholt Glad to hear that you was happy with the results and thank you for the question!
First of all, it's worth emphasizing that the app doesn't make a "diagnosis" - that is the job for a dentist. But in a lot of cases caries can definitely be spotted on intraoral dental images ("selfies") from a smartphone – that said: NOT in all cases, and we don't claim to either.
Regarding your question on specifically dental caries, the AI is trained to find changes in color, pattern, and structure on the teeth's surfaces. Assuming that the caries is only between two teeth (approximal caries), chances are that it won't be detected through visual signs whereas an X-ray will be necessary – but what we often see is that it might get detected if the user responds that they feel pain or sensitivity.
However, our mission is to provide good dental health, and we believe in prevention and early intervention is key to obtain this. And through our app you can scan your teeth and get a 95% accurate answer, compared to an answer from a dentist – although that's of course not perfect, it goes a long way 🦷
Don't hesitate with any follow up questions! :-)
Wow! As someone who haven't been to a dental check-up in a while.... I am little scared to get the result. But amazing with the possibility to check at anytime (and still excited to get my result).
How many more conditions do you think will be possible to track via dental scans for you in the future ? Or are you planning to expand further than dental scans?
@michael_bjerregaard Thank you for your feedback! 🙌
The apps current strengths are in surface caries, inflammation in the gums, dental plaque and tartar/calculus, gum recession (appears when you have brushed too hard with the toothbrush) and teeth misalignment such as crowding, spacing, overbite, crossbite, and etc. 🦷 We are working on expanding detection to additional conditions which can be spotted based on images and questions.
Our mission is to help people understand their mouth, incl. teeth, gums and all the other mucosa (soft tissue). Given that there are more than 8,000 types of conditions in the mouth, that is what we stick to for now 😊
Dental health is about as exciting as saving for retirement. This is a great app to build a good routine in a fun and engaging way. One less problem at retirement? 🤞
@jkimer Haha, spot on Jesper! Not always the most exciting topic, but so important to build and keep building those good routines early on. Thanks for the support! I'll join you on those crossed fingers for one less problem at retirement 🤞
This is a really interesting use of ML. How good are the results? For example, reliability, validity, accuracy?
@ditte_primdahl1 Thank you for your question! We are comparing the outcome of the scans with a dentist's outcome and opinion. This means we have as of this data spent more than 40.000 dentist hours reviewing and comparing, and the result is 95% accuracy when using our AI.
What we also working on are clinical trials with Danish dentists to compare our detections against the "in chair" dental checkup. Results from this kind of clinical trial take time, but qualitatively we are seeing some amazingly interesting patterns emerge, for example how dentists start using the tool for pre-screening of gum conditions, surface caries and eligibility for orthodontic treatment 🦷