Title

Digital pathology: Revolutionizing oral and maxillofacial diagnostics

Authors

Mrunali Ghanasham Gharat¹, Sneha Masne Deshpande^1,*, Swati Dhone², Vibhuti Shreesh
Mhatre³, Bhavani Nagendra Sangala¹, Jyotsna Sethumadhavan⁴, Amit Patil⁵ & Prachi Gholap⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400614, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400614, Maharashtra, India; ³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, YMT Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ⁴Department of Prosthodontics, Crown and Bridge, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Dental College and Hospital, Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400614, India; ⁵Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodonotics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400614, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Mrunali Ghanasham Gharat - E - mail: mrunalgj1912@gmail.com
Sneha Masne Deshpande - E - mail: sneha.masne@bharatividyapeeth.edu ; masnesneha09@gmail.com
Swati Dhone - E - mail: Swati.kale@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Vibhuti Shreesh Mhatre - E - mail: vibsm.vm@gmail.com
Bhavani Nagendra Sangala - E - mail: bhavani.baddi@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Jyotsna Sethumadhavan - E - mail: jyotsna.sethumadhavan@bharatividyapeeth.edu
Amit Patil - E - mail: amithpatil85@gmail.com; amit.patil1@bharatividhyapeeth.edu
Prachi Golap - E - mail: elitedental0505@gmail.com ; prachi.gholap@bharatividyapeeth.edu

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Digital pathology (DP) has revolutionized oral and maxillofacial pathology (OMP) by enhancing diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, leading to improved patient outcomes. Therefore, it is of interest to report on the potential of Whole Slide Imaging (WSI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and telepathology in OMP, highlighting their role in facilitating remote consultations and automated image analysis. AI and Machine Learning (ML) have further advanced cancer diagnosis by improving pattern recognition and predictive accuracy. While DP offers numerous benefits, challenges such as data management and ethical considerations remain. Future research should explore ways to further integrate DP into OMP practice.

Keywords

Computational pathology, digital slide scanning, machine learning in pathology, maxillofacial diagnostic precision.

Citation

Gharat et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1834-1840 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.