ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO USE SMART TECHNOLOGY’ INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) IN DENTISTRY? – A NARRATIVE REVIEW

ARE WE SMART ENOUGH TO USE SMART TECHNOLOGY’ INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) IN DENTISTRY? - A NARRATIVE REVIEW

DR.A.HARIKA 1DR.B.LAKSHMANARAO,2 DR.B.PADMAJADEVI 3, DR.E.SWATHI DEVI 4

1. Final Year P.G.Student, Dept of Prosthodontics, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajahmundry, A.P, India,

2.Professor & Head, Dept of Prosthodontics, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajahmundry, A.P, India,

3. Final Year P.G.Student, Dept of Prosthodontics, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajahmundry, A.P, India,

4. Second Year P.G.Student, Dept of Prosthodontics, Lenora Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajahmundry, A.P, India.

Corresponding Author : Dr.B.LakshmanaRao

Mail : kushulubathala@gmail.com

ABSTRACT: Today’s world is ‘Internet Era’. It reached to nook and corner of the world and every alternative person walking on the road holds a smart phone. The internet plays a major role in day-to-day life. Usage of different applications of internet spread its tentacles in to all the industries, including health system and dentistry is no exception. Some of the dental clinicians are already using internet-based applications in their practice and providing predictable services to their patients. Technology along with smart gadgets are becoming trend in the dentistry. One such application is using Internet of Things (IoT) in dental practice which is spreading slowly like ‘water under the rug’. This narrative review aimed to discuss various Internet of Things (IOT) using in dental field.

KEY WORDS: Internet of Things (IoT); Dental Use; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Dental Things IoDT); Advanced Technology.