Use of Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry: Current Clinical Trends and Research Advances

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has experienced spectacular development and growth over the past two decades. With recent progress in digitized data acquisition, machine learning and computing infrastructure, AI applications are expanding into areas that were previously thought to be reserved for human experts. When applied to medicine and dentistry, AI has tremendous potential to improve patient care and revolutionize the health care field. In dentistry, AI is being investigated for a variety of purposes, specifically identification of normal and abnormal structures, diagnosis of diseases and prediction of treatment outcomes. This review describes some current and future applications of AI in dentistry.

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The field of artificial intelligence has experienced significant development in the past two decades, expanding its applications into areas previously reserved for human experts such as medicine and dentistry. In dentistry, AI is being researched for various purposes including identification of structures, disease diagnosis, and treatment outcome prediction.