Implantology offers a wide range of opportunities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI). If AI brings about advances in implantology that benefit patients and dentists, this is to be welcomed from an ethical point of view. This article examines the acceptability of AI applications in implantology based on four central principles of medical ethics that also apply to dentistry: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. In this regard, both opportunities and risks arise from the use of AI.
Ultimate human responsibility, data sovereignty, traceability and explainability of algorithms, fair and representative training data, and protection against deskilling can be identified as important preconditions for the ethically justifiable use of AI in implantology.