5 Topic Commentaries

Laser-Assisted Treatment of Peri-Implantitis With LAPIP™ and AI Radiographic Analysis

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  Rena D’Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D.

  Director

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  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)

  “Let’s say I take an X-ray because I suspect there’s something suspicious beneath your tooth,” Dr. D’Souza said. “An algorithm could help me determine whether it is an abscess, a tumor, or just scar tissue. I could get a sense of how to treat you through what’s called machine learning, or artificial intelligence.”

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  William V. Giannobile, DDS, DMSc

  Dean and A. Lee Loomis, Jr. Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity

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  Harvard School of Dental Medicine

  “The future of AI in healthcare is happening all around us, so this is a perfect place for us to convene,” he said. “Since our inaugural AI event in 2023, the field has advanced rapidly. In just a few years, we have seen tremendous advancements in how AI is changing the practice of dentistry.”

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  Alex Jelicich, DMD, MMSc

  Alumnus (DMD17, MMSc20)

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  Harvard School of Dental Medicine

  “Through my clinical experience during dental school and residency, I grew to appreciate the vast amount of information that a dentist needs to process in order to adequately diagnose and treatment plan a dental case,” Jelicich said. “I wondered to myself if there might be a way to use technology to aid dentists in detecting needed treatments and standardize the delivery of dental care. By collaborating with amazing dentists and engineers from Harvard and surrounding universities, we were able to develop artificial intelligence capable of achieving this goal,” he added.

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  Lillian Carmina Lyons, DDS, MS

  Implantologist; Alumna, Advanced Education in Periodontics Program

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  UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry

  “When I was a resident, I always thought that I would contribute something of value to the program when I had the means to do it,” Lyons said. “When I had my laser unit available, I thought it was time to gift it to the department. This unit is considered to be the most sophisticated of its kind.”

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  Conrado Aparicio, PhD, MScEng

  Professor

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  University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

  “Our lab has done a lot of work over the years on preventing peri-implantitis,” said Aparicio.

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