Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Remote Monitoring in Orthodontics: Fact vs. Fiction

Remote monitoring and other applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of orthodontics have gained popularity over the past few years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. This presentation will go through the literature on AI based remote monitoring of orthodontic treatment which persuaded our team and others to use the technology to monitor patients participating in clinical trials. That experience helped uncover some concerns that prompted a prospective study that focused on: 1) evaluating the repeatability of the Go/No-Go instructions provided by the application to patients and 2) to determine the three dimensional discrepancies that coincide with an aligner “unseat” that triggers the instruction to move on to the following aligner. This presentation will go on to explore other applications of AI in different aspects of orthodontic care and discusses the viability of integrating some of these applications into a private practice setting.