Smart Glasses in Dentistry: Technologies, Use Cases, and Future Directions.

Abstract

Wearable technology, especially smart glasses, has emerged as a notable breakthrough in healthcare, presenting disruptive possibilities across several domains, including dentistry. Ray-Ban | Meta smart glasses, a cooperation between Meta and EssilorLuxottica, use augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve healthcare operations, patient engagement, and instructional methodologies. This overview maps the possible applications, benefits, difficulties, ethical considerations, and future prospectives of smart glasses in dentistry. This review elucidates how current research indicates that these devices may transform dental practice accuracy, augment education, and boost accessibility, while also tackling issues pertaining to data privacy and ethical use. Overall, smart glasses have the potential to enhance dental education, training, and clinical practice, offering innovative solutions for both educational and practical aspects of dentistry.