Enhancing dental practice

Digital technology offers many opportunities and challenges across various domains. Aim: This comprehensive review explores the transformative impact of digitalization on dental practices, encompassing digital Imaging, 3D printing, intraoral scanners, teledentistry, Artificial Intelligence, CAD-CAM technology, and virtual reality. Methods: A rigorous search was conducted across various electronic bases, including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The search employed keywords such as “Orthodontics,” “Dental Health,” “Dental Imaging,” “CAD-CAM,” “Digital Medicine,” “Teleconsultation,” “Intraoral Scanner,” “Artificial Intelligence (AI),” “Digital Health,” “Teledentistry,” and “3D Dentistry.” Papers published between 2017 and the present were considered, focusing on peer-reviewed journals and reviews providing comprehensive insights into digital dentistry. Results: The review highlights the diverse facts of digitalization in dentistry, emphasizing its potential benefits for patient practitioners and the dental industry. Digital impressions, 3D printing, and CAD-CAM are streamlining restorative dentistry. In orthodontics, digital models enable precise simulations. Artificial Intelligence promises more efficient diagnostics and treatment planning. Conclusion: Digital technology is poised to reshape dentistry, improving efficiency, patient outcomes, and practitioner experiences. However, challenges such as data security and ethical considerations must be addressed. The successful integration of digital dentistry into dental practice will require more research and innovation, even though this review offers a thorough overview of the field.