Using AI in dental implant planning

Artificial intelligence has the potential to offer clinicians reliable automated evaluations of bone quality and quantity when planning dental implants, according to a review published in the Journal of Dentistry.

The review included 11 studies involving AI-based assessments of bone quality and/or quantity based on radiographic images in the preoperative phase. The AI models demonstrated high accuracy, high sensitivity and high specificity.

“AI models have potential for the evaluation of bone quality and quantity, although standardization and external validation studies are lacking. Future studies should propose multicenter datasets, integration into clinical workflows, and the development of refined models to better reflect real-life conditions,” the authors said in the review.

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