AI-Assisted Diagnostics in Dentistry: An Eye-Tracking Study on User Behavior
L. Winterhalter, Florian Kofler, Dragan Alexander Ströbele, A. Othman, Constantin von See · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry · 2024
Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increasingly been integrated into dental practices, notably in radiographic imaging like Orthopantomograms (OPGs), transforming diagnostic protocols. Eye tracking technology offers a method to understand how dentists' visual attention may differ between conventional and AI-assisted diagnostics, but its integration into daily clinical practice is challenged by the cost and complexity of traditional systems. Material and Methods: Thirty experienced practitioners and dental students participated to evaluate the effectiveness of two low-budget eye-tracking systems, including the Peye Tracker (Eye Tracking Systems LTD, Southsea, UK) and Webgazer.js (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island) in a clinical setting to assess their utility in capturing dentists' visual engagement with OPGs. The hardware and software setup, environmental conditions, and the process for eye-tracking data collection and analysis are illustrated. Results: <0.05). Conclusions: Artificial intelligence, Eye-tracking device, low-budget, dentistry.