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World J Radiol. Mar 28, 2022; 14(3): 55-59
Published online Mar 28, 2022. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v14.i3.55
Artificial intelligence in dentomaxillofacial radiology
Seyide Tugce Gokdeniz, Kıvanç Kamburoğlu
Seyide Tugce Gokdeniz, Kıvanç Kamburoğlu, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara 06500, Turkey
Author contributions: Gökdeniz ST and Kamburoğlu K have made substantial contributions to conception and writing of the paper and revising it critically for important intellectual content; both have approved the final version to be published and assume full responsibility for its content; all authors have agreed to the order of authorship prior to submission.
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Corresponding author: Kıvanç Kamburoğlu, DDS, MSc, PhD, Professor, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry, Besevler, Ankara 06500, Turkey. dtkivo@yahoo.com
Received: March 20, 2021
Peer-review started: March 20, 2021
First decision: July 18, 2021
Revised: September 5, 2021
Accepted: February 22, 2022
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Published online: March 28, 2022
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize healthcare and dentistry. Recently, there has been much interest in the development of AI applications. Dentomaxillofacial radiology (DMFR) is within the scope of these applications due to its compatibility with image processing methods. Classification and segmentation of teeth, automatic marking of anatomical structures and cephalometric analysis, determination of early dental diseases, gingival, periodontal diseases and evaluation of risk groups, diagnosis of certain diseases, such as; osteoporosis that can be detected in jaw radiographs are among studies conducted by using radiological images. Further research in the field of AI will make great contributions to DMFR. We aim to discuss most recent AI-based studies in the field of DMFR.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; Diagnostic imaging; Radiology; Dentistry

Core Tip: Scientists are enthusiastic about conducting artificial intelligence (AI) research related to dentomaxillofacial radiology (DMFR). Image and patient recognition are important in DMFR, however initial investment costs are still high and misdiagnosis may occur in real clinical situations. Up until now, DMFR related AI studies revealed successful results to some extent, however human physiological system is so complex that AI can be a supplementary method but not a substitution for human knowledge, capability and decision-making ability.