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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. But AR also found a home in dentistry for both educational and clinical purposes.

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Experts even say the eye is an ideal place to start for the first clinical use of CRISPR. Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center and the University of Iowa used CRISPR to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa in induced pluripotent stem cells derived from a patient with the disease.