Artificial Intelligence – A Spoke of luck to pediatric dentistry

Abstract

 Background:  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has prevailed in recent years over a wide range of sectors of dentistry. It helps in making complex predictions and decisions with improved patient care within time constrains. Use of AI in life, gives excitement to child patients. Normal human intelligence can be replicated by AI machine which helps accurate decision making and avoiding human errors. The evolution of AI such as in convolution neural network, artificial neural network and deep learning have shown greater application in the field of pediatric endodontics , which includes studying the anatomy of tooth and canal. According to the literature AI is mainly used for early and precise diagnosis that aid in helping the clinician for developing proper effective and accurate preventive mode of treatment plan.AI has shown its various applications in the field of pediatric dentistry.

Aim: Promising applications of AI can bring a change in pediatric practice in the coming years. Thus, the aim of this research was to enlighten on the multitudinous possibilities of using AI in pediatric dentistry.

 Methods: A literature search was conducted using the keywords “artificial intelligence” and “dentistry” published since 2020 in English and Italian in the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Med Line. Excluding items which did not meet the inclusion criteria,35 articles were included in the review.

Conclusion: Artificial intelligence has great scope in the field of pediatric dentistry and dentistry as a whole, in the areas of diagnosis, treatment planning, patient follow up and research. AI can provide dentists with more accurate diagnosis and treatment planning, while improving patient care and outcomes. As the use of artificial intelligence in dentistry progresses, more innovations and developments are expected in this field.