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ReviewInternational dental journal2026

Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry: A Concise Review of Reporting Checklists and Guidelines.

Zohaib Khurshid, Thanaphum Osathanon, Mohamedamin Abdullahi Shire, Falk Schwendicke, Lakshman Samaranayake

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Review in International dental journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zohaib KhurshidDepartment of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; Center of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanaphum OsathanonCenter of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Department of Anatomy, Centre of Excellence for Dental Stem Cell Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: thanaphum.o@chula.ac.th.
Mohamedamin Abdullahi ShireDepartment of Computer Science and Information Technology, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan.
Falk SchwendickeDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Lakshman SamaranayakeCenter of Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; Global Research Cell, Dr DY Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr D Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune, 411018, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly integrated into dental diagnostics, imaging and treatment planning. However, despite this growing adoption, adherence to standardised reporting frameworks remains inconsistent. Insufficient use of established checklists continues to impede reproducibility, transparency and regulatory credibility. This review systematically examines existing AI reporting frameworks relevant to dental research, mapping their methodological domains, areas of overlap and persistent implementation gaps. We analysed established medical reporting guidelines for artificial intelligence in healthcare covering trials, protocols, prediction models, bias assessment, decision-support systems, imaging and systematic reviews alongside dentistry-specific checklists and ethical frameworks. While dental AI research is expanding rapidly, its reporting remains fragmented and inconsistent. Existing frameworks provide a comprehensive foundation for transparency and methodological rigour, but are underutilised. Harmonising these frameworks and promoting active adherence through journal policies, regulatory integration and quantitative compliance tracking are essential to bridge the gap between algorithmic performance and trustworthy clinical adoption.

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Artificial IntelligenceChecklistDental ResearchDentistryHumansArtificial intelligenceClinical validationDentistryReporting checklistReproducibilityTransparency

Identifiers

PMID41380485
PMCPMC12756637

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