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Trust in Artificial Intelligence-Generated Oral Health Information and Its Influence on Patient Decision-Making: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Oral health & preventive dentistry · Ulu Emir B, Kara B, Behkar S, Özcan E · 2026-09-02

Researchers surveyed 430 dental patients about their use of AI for oral health information and how it influences their decisions, finding that while AI use is common—especially among younger and more educated individuals—patients still trust dentists' opinions more than AI recommendations for treatment choices.

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