ChatGPT limited in answering complex oral health questions, study finds

AMMAN, Jordan: As artificial intelligence continues to expand its role in healthcare, large language models such as ChatGPT are increasingly being used to seek health-related information. In dentistry, where patient education is essential and misinformation online is on the rise, it is particularly important to evaluate the reliability of such tools. Given the well-established impact of tobacco use on oral health—including its association with periodontal disease, tooth loss, oral cancer and impaired healing—a new study has assessed how effectively ChatGPT responds to public questions on this