# The Impending Obsolescence of Traditional Dentistry: A Forecast of Artificial Intelligence Integration and Its Transformative Impacts

## TL;DR

Artificial intelligence is transforming dentistry, potentially leading to AI-led practices and making traditional methods obsolete.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a hypothetical four-stage model forecasting AI's role in dentistry from diagnostics to AGI-led procedures.

## Key findings

- AI is expected to compete in diagnostics between 2025 and 2035.
- AGI may lead in some dental procedures by 2047.
- AI could perform virtual planning and real work execution by 2040.

## Abstract

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into dentistry is revolutionizing oral healthcare and is evolving from narrow, task-specific models to potentially artificial general intelligence (AGI)-led practices. We hypothetically outline four stages describing the possible evolution of AI in dentistry: (1) competing in diagnostics (2025-2035); (2) competing in virtual planning and construction (2025-2040); (3) competing in real work execution (2025-2040); and (4) AGI may take the lead in some task-specific dental procedures (2025-2047).