Revolutionizing Forensic Odontology: The Integration of 3D Scanning and AI for Enhanced Identification Processes
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https://doi.org/10.33687/ricosbiol.03.01.0042Keywords:
Forensic odontology, 2D images , 3D images, AI, Dental InvestigationAbstract
Nowadays, most forensic odonatological analyses destined for legal purposes include improvements in 3D scanning technologies with the aim of enhancing the precision of forensic identifications. The current paper addresses the combination of 3D picture scan data and artificial intelligence: it reviews uses, limitations, and prospects of AI in its application to forensic odontology. Where earlier methods were limited, 3-D scanning techniques allow the creation of much more realistic models of dental structure, enabling closer comparisons with dental records and other information. These technologies, when combined with artificial intelligence, can even automate such processes as pattern recognition, further speeding up the reliability of dental identification in forensic cases. Not all is perfect with the technology. Further, defects in the models generated may well be caused by external reasons such as lighting, movement during scanning, and equipment limitations. Besides this, 3D photo’s scanning using AI effectively requires highly knowledgeable people in advanced hardware and software technologies. As a matter of fact, the intricacy at which AI algorithms are designed demands an in-depth knowledge of their implementation to effectively apply them in forensic activities. Apart from this, constant system calibration and the care in handling scanning equipment are also needed to ensure accuracy and reliability. If these tools work effectively, AI coupled with 3D photo scanning can do much to increase the accuracy, efficiency, and rapidity of forensic odontology, particularly identification cases. The growing corpus of research findings and breakthroughs in technology, despite such challenges, portend a bright future for the application of AI and 3D scanning in the field of forensic odontology, opening the door for improved forensic techniques and methodologies of identification. This review discusses such breakthroughs, obstacles, and the potentiality for wide application of these technologies in the near future.
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