ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ORTHODONTICS

Orthodontics is one of the top specialties of dentistry that mainly deals with the diagnosis of malocclusion its prevention and correction. It is mainly concerned with the craniofacial skeleton with more emphasis on modifying the dentoalveolar structures. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning are considered as a key to the success of orthodontic treatment. Orthodontic diagnosis is mainly based on the patient’s dental and medical history clinical examination study models and cephalometric radiographs. The use of information technology (IT) in the dental field has increased significantly over the past 25 years and has helped reduce cost time dependence on human expertise and medical errors. As a subfield of computer science artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses both hardware and software that can perceive its environment and take action that maximizes its chances of successfully achieving its goals.