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AI in dentistry
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OrthodonticsBlack Triangles After Clear Aligners: Can AI Predict Them?
Black triangles after clear aligners: a 2025 model predicted them from Invisalign plans at 0.88 AUC — before treatment. The promise, and the fine…
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Ethics, Education & Patient CareIs AI in Dentistry Cost-Effective, or Just Costly?
AI in dentistry cost-effectiveness rests on just 4 studies—all German, all cavities. Models say AI saves money; a randomized trial found no difference.
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Endodontics & RestorativeAI Pulpotomy: Can a Machine Save a Tooth’s Nerve?
AI pulpotomy: a deep-learning tool judged exposed pulp as well as endodontists (95.7%) and beat novices — but on just 21 external test images.
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Implants & Oral SurgeryAI Wisdom Tooth Surgery: Can It Spot the Nerve in Time?
AI wisdom tooth surgery tools now grade nerve-injury risk from X-rays at ~0.95 accuracy — but a new study shows they still can’t replace…
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Osteoporosis Screening: Can a Dental X-Ray Catch It First?
AI osteoporosis screening from dental X-rays hit 88% sensitivity across 24 studies — but inconsistent results make it an early flag, not a diagnosis.
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Endodontics & RestorativeAI Crown Design: Better Than a Master Technician?
AI crown design matched a natural tooth’s width better than a master technician in a 2025 study — but it couldn’t reproduce the bite’s…
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Generative AI & ChatbotsChatGPT vs. Radiologist: Can AI Read a Dental Radiograph?
AI dental radiograph reading by ChatGPT, Grok and MANUS matched radiologists on textbook cases — 92.5% vs 96.7%. Impressive, but here’s the catch.
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OrthodonticsCan AI Cephalometric Landmark Detection Match a Specialist?
AI cephalometric landmark detection matched senior specialists across 1,190 scans, placing skull points to ~1.2 mm. Impressive — but is it clinic-ready?
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PeriodontologyAI Periodontitis Staging: Real Diagnosis or Guesswork?
AI periodontitis staging read one panoramic X-ray at 0.95-0.97 precision on bone landmarks, but tooth detection lagged at 0.82. What the gap means.
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Diagnostics & ImagingAI Oral Cancer Screening: Early Warning or False Alarm?
AI oral cancer screening scored AUROC 0.99 for cancer vs. a healthy mouth, but just 0.78 on catching the earliest lesions. Here’s what that…