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Artificial neural network - A Recent Decision Supporting System in Endodontics

Decision Support System (DSS) is a computerized information system proposed to facilitate decision making in many fields based on the knowledge, data, technologies and/or models. Artificial Neural network (ANN) is a type of DSS that can perform skilful decisions and activities of the brain. They use various interconnected basic processors, equivalent to neurons, linked together to shape a 'neural network'. External data can be used to train neural networks rather than applying a set of formal decision rules. ANN can assist physicians to evaluate complex clinical data in a broad range of applications. Neural networks can help out with problems related to brain functions like 'visual and olfactory functions', 'modelling memory' and 'to control of robots that mimic organisms'. Recently this has been employed as a diagnostic system in medicine and dentistry. This review aims at presenting the numerous uses of ANN in endodontics.