Survey of utilisation of fuzzy technology in medicine and healthcare
Fuzzy Sets and Systems - Special issue on clustering and learning
Combinatorial rule explosion eliminated by a fuzzy rule configuration
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
Selecting fuzzy if-then rules for classification problems using genetic algorithms
IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems
A novel neuro-fuzzy assessment index for orthodontics
IJCNN'09 Proceedings of the 2009 international joint conference on Neural Networks
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It is crucial to objectively assess orthodontic treatment outcome for patients, orthodontists, and healthcare providers. Orthodontists have developed several occlusal indices during the past few decades to evaluate treatment success. These indices suffer from several limitations including a crisp decision making criterion that sometimes contradicts human intuition. We propose use of fuzzy logic for assessing orthodontic treatment outcome. Despite the great capabilities of fuzzy logic in medical fields, its applications in the field of orthodontics have been overlooked. We develop an expert system based on fuzzy reasoning that can assess orthodontic treatment outcome that is close to human perception. We examine its reliability by comparing the results with the opinion of a panel of expert orthodontists.