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Indian Journal of Dental Education

Volume  17, Issue 3, July- September 2024, Pages 129-134
 

Review Article

Artificial Intelligence in Endodontics

Prashanth Kumar Katta

Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.
 

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.17324.3

Abstract

The dental specialty of endodontics is primarily focused on treating conditions affecting the pulp and periradicular tissues. Physicians frequently deal with patients who present with a variety of symptoms. They also have to evaluate radiography pictures critically in two and three dimensions, make difficult diagnoses and decisions, and administer advanced treatment. In combination with inconsistent treatment outcomes due to non-standard clinical practices and low intra and interobserver agreement for radiographic interpretation, there is an unmet need for artificial intelligence (AI) to provide automated biomedical image analysis, decision support, and help during treatment. While there hasn’t been much clinical application of AI in endodontics during the last ten years, studies on the subject have steadily increased. In order to better understand endodontic diseases such periapical lesions, fractures, and resorptions, as well as to predict the outcomes of therapeutic treatments, this review critically evaluates the most recent developments in endodontic AI research. The advantages of AI-assisted diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation, and potential future developments in robotics and augmented reality are covered.
 


Keywords : Artificial intelligence; diagnosis; treatment planning; periapical lesions.
Corresponding Author : Prashanth Kumar Katta