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Diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT and teledentistry compared with dentist examination in detecting dental caries: preliminary diagnostic accuracy study.

BMC oral health · Karawia I, Mahmoud A, Ali R, Kamal M, Gaber A, Hall MA · 2026-08-22

Researchers compared diagnostic accuracy of ChatGPT and teledentistry against clinical dental examination for detecting caries in 40 tooth images. Teledentistry outperformed ChatGPT across all diagnostic measures, showing greater sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy.

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