Automating Virtual Dental Implant Placement: Can AI Match Clinical Expertise?
Integrating AI for implant location and dimensions selection, with accuracy comparable to expert clinicians, can streamline the digital implant workflow, reduce planning time and allow clinicians to focus on verifying the AI-generated plan prior to clinical transfer, thereby increasing the time available for the actual treatment procedure.
Authors
- J. Meeus
- Bahaaeldeen M. Elgarba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4936-6567)
- Eslam Abdelwahab Dawood
- Pierre Lahoud
- Reinhilde Jacobs
- Rocharles Cavalcante Fontenele
Institutions
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Tanta University (EG)
- British Society of Periodontology (GB)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Clinics Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dentomaxillofacial Radiology
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/dmfr/twag015
- Primary Topic
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00