AI and Teledentistry

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub is shutting down after efforts to recapitalize the business failed.

From industry partnerships to product launches, here are more than 30 updates from artificial intelligence and teledentistry companies this year: 

Dental supply company Patterson Dental has partnered with dental AI solutions company Pearl to add Pearl's AI technology into its practice management software.

Here are two dental artificial intelligence companies that have earned FDA clearance for their products that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 25:

Dental artificial intelligence company Overjet recently received FDA 501(k) clearance for its Periapical Radiolucency Assist device. 

Artificial intelligence-powered communication company IntelePeer has teamed up with Dental Robot, an automation platform designed for DSOs. 

Denti.AI recently earned FDA 510(k) clearance for its artificial intelligence-powered imaging technology.

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub is implementing a recapitalization plan to fund short- and long-term growth.

Presto Smile recently launched an artificial intelligence-powered app to provide dental mockups to patients. 

A DSO that plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence technology at its practices and four other AI updates that have taken place in the dental industry since July 6: