How AI Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry?

One of the most common childhood fears is going to the dentist. Most would remember the huge chair, the blinding light shining down into the eyes, being probed for hours by someone who seems to be investigating their mouth with various sharp, scary-looking tools making weird, uncomfortable sounds.

- M R Yuvatha

And after the torture, there's the lecture, stay away from sugary treats and floss daily. These memories of childhood are indelibly stamped in our heads, and thoughts about them can bring a feeling of fear. The importance of oral health and its tight link to general well-being is widely recognized today, but anxiety connected with visiting a dental clinic remains one of the issues many are struggling with. A raft of new technologies, however from virtual reality and artificial intelligence to the gene-editing tool CRISPR- holds the promise of significantly changing dentistry in the future and creating a reshaped attitude toward oral health.

AI is increasingly finding its way into health care, providing various forms of support and assistance. Among many of its technologies are neural networks, which can render problemsolving and decision-making abilities close to that of a human brain. The progress made in AI is extremely rapid, so it may become very common in dentistry soon. Want to know what AI is and how it works? A subcategory of computer science, Artificial Intelligence handles the creation of machines in a way that simulates Human Intelligence. Basically, AI is writing algorithms that give computers the capability to do what would normally be done by human reasoning: solving problems, recognizing patterns, and making decisions. The training of these algorithms occurs through large data sets, so when new information is given, it learns from the existing patterns in the data and can predict or decide based on those patterns.