Unveiling the role of artificial intelligence applied to clear aligner therapy: A scoping review.

Journal: Journal of dentistry
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To conduct a scoping review on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in clear aligner therapy and to assess the extent of AI integration and automation in orthodontic software currently available to orthodontists.

Authors

  • Débora Costa Ruiz
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals, Campus Sint-Rafael, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
  • Sorana Mureșanu
    Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Radiology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 32 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Xijin Du
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals, Campus Sint-Rafael, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
  • Bahaaeldeen M Elgarba
    OMFS-IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University, 31511 Tanta, Egypt.
  • Rocharles Cavalcante Fontenele
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Reinhilde Jacobs
    OMFS IMPATH Research Group, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leuven and Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: reinhilde.jacobs@ki.se.