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Shaping the future of orthodontics with artificial intelligence: An overview of innovations today, insights for tomorrow

Australasian Orthodontic Journal
Volume 41 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
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|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2025-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472
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Language: English
Page range: 88 - 99
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2025
Published on: Apr 9, 2025
Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Related subjects:
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Basic medical science,
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© 2025 Zahra Jaafar Akwaid, Eman Almousa, published by Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.
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