Artificial intelligence's role in dentistry and dental bleaching

This article has two aims: (1) To review the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in dentistry and teeth whitening. This is completed via discussion of technical descriptions, accuracy of AI, patients' trust in AI, teledentistry, benefits and risks of AI, and teeth whitening color and interpretation; and (2) To introduce a new project developed by the School of Dentistry, University of Washington (UW), one which enables access to datasets of images acquired through clinical treatment with patients, to those individuals and organizations interested in research and development of AI systems in teeth whitening. Access to the data repository is publicly available as a global online service, free of charge. A detailed synopsis of the 70-year history of AI is provided for comprehensive technical, social and clinical context of technologies and innovations previously and currently available commercially, and for those reported in dental and health care scientific literature. The UW project is relevant during this time where unprecedented levels of interest exist in esthetic dentistry, the technological progress and social impacts of artificial intelligence, and readily available datasets of actual patient outcomes.

A detailed synopsis of the 70-year history of artificial intelligence is provided for comprehensive technical, social and clinical context of technologies and innovations previously and currently available commercially, and for those reported in dental and health care scientific literature.