Validity and reliability of artificial intelligence chatbots as public sources of information on endodontics

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Reliability of Medical Information Provided by ChatGPT: Assessment Against Clinical Guidelines and Patient Information Quality Instrument

Harriet Louise Walker et al.

Summary: ChatGPT-4 is an AI chatbot that can answer complex questions and may become the new standard for accessing medical information. This study assessed the reliability of medical information provided by ChatGPT and found that it is comparable in quality to existing internet information.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH (2023)

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Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum

John W. Ayers et al.

Summary: The rapid expansion of virtual health care has led to an increase in patient messages and burnout among health care professionals. This study evaluated the ability of an AI chatbot assistant to provide quality and empathetic responses to patient questions, and found that the chatbot performed well in both aspects.

JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)

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Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Responses to Public Health Questions

John W. Ayers et al.

Summary: This cross-sectional study examines the quality of ChatGPT responses regarding public health questions.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2023)

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Evaluating the Feasibility of ChatGPT in Healthcare: An Analysis of Multiple Clinical and Research Scenarios

Marco Cascella et al.

Summary: This paper aims to discuss the potential applications and limitations of a recently developed large language model (LLM) called ChatGPT in the healthcare field. While AI-based language models like ChatGPT have demonstrated impressive capabilities, there is uncertainty about their performance in real-world scenarios, especially in complex medical contexts. Additionally, ethical concerns regarding the use of ChatGPT in scientific writing and its misuse in medicine and research need to be addressed. The results of the investigation highlight the importance of educating healthcare professionals on the appropriate use and potential pitfalls of AI-based LLMs in medicine.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS (2023)

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Medical News & Perspectives Widespread Misinformation About Infertility Continues to Create COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy

Jennifer Abbasi

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2022)

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Article Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine

Endodontic Specialists' Practice During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: 1 Year after the Initial Outbreak

Ali Nosrat et al.

Summary: This observational study found an increase in the number of nonsurgical root canal treatments and apicoectomies in endodontists' practices in 2021 compared to 2019. Compared to the initial outbreak in 2020, endodontists' practices in 2021 had visits with older patients, fewer females, more molars, and less pain on percussion.

JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS (2022)

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Chatbot for Health Care and Oncology Applications Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Systematic Review

Lu Xu et al.

Summary: Chatbots have been widely applied in the medical field, especially in cancer therapy. While they have the potential to improve efficiency and reduce costs, human healthcare providers are still essential for collaboration. There exist limitations and concerns related to ethical, moral, security, technical, and regulatory standards.

JMIR CANCER (2021)

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