ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE: A NEW ERA IN DENTISTRY

Dr. Sayali V. Kadam*, Dr. Vinod V. C., Dr. Nikhil Diwan, Dr. Rashmi Sapkal and Dr. Roza R. Baviskar

ABSTRACT

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a very popular buzzword, as a consequence of disruptive technical advances and impressive experimental results, notably in the field of image analysis and processing. In medicine, specialties where images are central, like radiology, pathology or oncology, have seized the opportunity and considerable efforts in research and development have been deployed to transfer the potential of AI to clinical applications. This report aims to summarize the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and to provide a non-exhaustive overview of AI applications in dental imaging, comprising diagnostics, forensics, image processing and image reconstruction.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Medical imaging, Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology.