Revolution of technology

After the Industrial Revolution, technology has revolutionized human life in numerous ways by providing everything within the reach of fingertips. Like the other industries, the healthcare industry also evolved and became better with the help of technological advancements including the digitization records, virtual patient visits, etc. Dentistry marks a notable digital revolution seen in the form of CAD/CAM assisted crowns/bridges, digitally-assisted treatment planning for implant surgery, caries diagnosis tools such as digital radiography, digital imaging of fiber-optic trans-illumination, optical coherence tomography, etc. These numerous advances have refined the subtle art of dentistry, and have made it easier for a professional dentist to increase the predictability and productivity of work.

A technology which completely changed the field of dentistry is Artificial Intelligence. It not only trains our past data, but state-of-the-art artificial technology will unlock many new directions that enable the dentists to provide better dental care. One of the well-known applications of artificial intelligence is detecting caries from bitewing radiographs. Many fatigues can be easily overcome through the application of artificial intelligence including classification of health and disease, errors in perception, etc. By utilizing artificial intelligence to highlight areas on radiographs, the chance of the mistakes carried out by dentist reduces.

AI plays an important role in scheduling appointments for patients in order to modify provider utilization and accelerates productivity. AI is very useful in terms of communication with patients. The respective queries could effectively be answered using artificial intelligence.

There are many more applications of AI that will transform the way dental care is provided to patients today. Gradually, all such applications get integrated into the routine workflow maximizing efficiency and accuracy. This will translate to shorter treatment time, fewer patient visits, and lower failure rates thus leading increased accessibility of the services of a dentist.