Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry

<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT has developed rapidly in recent years, and in the medical field, its usefulness for diagnostic assistance has been reported. However, there are few reports of AI use in dental fields. <b>Methods&l...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satoru Kusaka, Tatsuya Akitomo, Masakazu Hamada, Yuria Asao, Yuko Iwamoto, Meiko Tachikake, Chieko Mitsuhata, Ryota Nomura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/24/2818
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850036548428365824
author Satoru Kusaka
Tatsuya Akitomo
Masakazu Hamada
Yuria Asao
Yuko Iwamoto
Meiko Tachikake
Chieko Mitsuhata
Ryota Nomura
author_facet Satoru Kusaka
Tatsuya Akitomo
Masakazu Hamada
Yuria Asao
Yuko Iwamoto
Meiko Tachikake
Chieko Mitsuhata
Ryota Nomura
author_sort Satoru Kusaka
collection DOAJ
description <b>Background/Objectives</b>: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT has developed rapidly in recent years, and in the medical field, its usefulness for diagnostic assistance has been reported. However, there are few reports of AI use in dental fields. <b>Methods</b>: We created 20 questions that we had encountered in clinical pediatric dentistry, and collected the responses to these questions from three types of generative AI. The responses were evaluated on a 5-point scale by six pediatric dental specialists using the Global Quality Scale. <b>Results</b>: The average scores were >3 for the three types of generated AI tools that we tested; the overall average was 3.34. Although the responses for questions related to “consultations from guardians” or “systemic diseases” had high scores (>3.5), the score for questions related to “dental abnormalities” was 2.99, which was the lowest among the four categories. <b>Conclusions</b>: Our results show the usefulness of generative AI tools in clinical pediatric dentistry, indicating that these tools will be useful assistants in the dental field.
format Article
id doaj-art-5ea5d39c8ea74a118fd7deeca8c0739e
institution DOAJ
issn 2075-4418
language English
publishDate 2024-12-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Diagnostics
spelling doaj-art-5ea5d39c8ea74a118fd7deeca8c0739e2025-08-20T02:57:07ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182024-12-011424281810.3390/diagnostics14242818Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric DentistrySatoru Kusaka0Tatsuya Akitomo1Masakazu Hamada2Yuria Asao3Yuko Iwamoto4Meiko Tachikake5Chieko Mitsuhata6Ryota Nomura7Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, JapanDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Oncology and Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka, Osaka 565-0871, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima 734-8551, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT has developed rapidly in recent years, and in the medical field, its usefulness for diagnostic assistance has been reported. However, there are few reports of AI use in dental fields. <b>Methods</b>: We created 20 questions that we had encountered in clinical pediatric dentistry, and collected the responses to these questions from three types of generative AI. The responses were evaluated on a 5-point scale by six pediatric dental specialists using the Global Quality Scale. <b>Results</b>: The average scores were >3 for the three types of generated AI tools that we tested; the overall average was 3.34. Although the responses for questions related to “consultations from guardians” or “systemic diseases” had high scores (>3.5), the score for questions related to “dental abnormalities” was 2.99, which was the lowest among the four categories. <b>Conclusions</b>: Our results show the usefulness of generative AI tools in clinical pediatric dentistry, indicating that these tools will be useful assistants in the dental field.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/24/2818pediatric dentistrynatural language processingartificial intelligence
spellingShingle Satoru Kusaka
Tatsuya Akitomo
Masakazu Hamada
Yuria Asao
Yuko Iwamoto
Meiko Tachikake
Chieko Mitsuhata
Ryota Nomura
Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
Diagnostics
pediatric dentistry
natural language processing
artificial intelligence
title Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
title_full Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
title_fullStr Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
title_full_unstemmed Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
title_short Usefulness of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Pediatric Dentistry
title_sort usefulness of generative artificial intelligence ai tools in pediatric dentistry
topic pediatric dentistry
natural language processing
artificial intelligence
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/24/2818
work_keys_str_mv AT satorukusaka usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT tatsuyaakitomo usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT masakazuhamada usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT yuriaasao usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT yukoiwamoto usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT meikotachikake usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT chiekomitsuhata usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry
AT ryotanomura usefulnessofgenerativeartificialintelligenceaitoolsinpediatricdentistry