AI in Dentistry


     In today's evolving world, AI, or artificial intelligence, is becoming more prominent in many areas. It has become a lot more popular in social media, school, and fields of study. I personally have used it for permitted help in my schoolwork, but my particular fascination with AI evolving is in dentistry. 

    I know the idea of AI being used in healthcare may be scary to some, but according to the ADA, dentist assure their patients and others that AI will never be used as a primary form of care. Rather AI will be used more as an assistant. Though this can have it's disadvantages by taking some of dental hygienist's job, it can really benefit the efficiency of the dentist's work and care. Ways in which AI can help dental care are in imaging and diagnosis, treatment planning, virtual reality, and administrative help. 

Imaging and diagnosis:

- AI helps with imaging and diagnosis by analyzing scans of patients and helping the dentist diagnose the patient correctly. Obviously the dentist will not fully rely on AI to make the diagnosis for her/him, but rather use it as a guide and as a helpful tool to possibly detect something early that can be harmful to a patient. 

Treatment Planning

- AI can analyze the patients full history faster and can ultimately create a treatment plan for the patient. 

Virtual Reality

- AI is useful in creating an estimated depiction for the patient if they are getting a procedure done or receiving a treatment plan that will alter their appearance. This allows the patient to see what their procedure/treatment plan will ultimately do for them and give them the opportunity to decide what they want to do before going through with a big decision. 

Administrative Help 

- AI can help set up appointments and put information into the computer system. This ultimately creates an easier workload for everyone in the office. 

    Overall AI can be looked on as bad to the common eye, but it can be very beneficial in many ways, especially in the dental field. 

https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2023/june/artificial-intelligence-and-dentistry/ 

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