The ChatGPT, as a lite and conversational variant of Generative Pretrained
Transformer 4 (GPT-4) developed by OpenAI, is one of the milestone Large
Language Models (LLMs) with billions of parameters. LLMs, in fact, have stirred
up a lot of interest among researchers and practitioners by their impressive
skills in natural language processing tasks, which have a profound impact on a
wide range of fields. This paper mainly discusses the future applications of
LLMs in dentistry. We introduce two primary LLM deployment methods in
dentistry, including automated dental diagnosis and cross-modal dental
diagnosis, and examine their potential applications. Especially, equipped with
a cross-modal encoder, a single LLM can manage multi-source data and conduct
advanced natural language reasoning to perform complex clinical operations. A
use case is presented to demonstrate the potential of a fully automatic
Multi-Modal LLM AI system for dentistry clinical application. While LLMs offer
significant potential benefits, the challenges, such as data privacy, data
quality, and model bias, need further study. Overall, LLMs have the potential
to revolutionize dental diagnosis and treatment, which indicates a promising
avenue for clinical application and research in dentistry.

这篇论文探讨了大型语言模型 (例如 ChatGPT 和 LLMs) 在牙科领域应用的可能性，其中包括自动化牙科诊断和跨模态牙科诊断，并阐述了它们在牙科临床应用中的潜在作用和对临床和研究的颠覆性影响。