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Sena told me about a news story about tiny fit-in-your-mouth Artificial Intelligence dental robots that could make crowns.

You know, I recently lost a crown and I’m still waiting to get a tooth pulled so I can move forward with getting a denture installed eventually.

For some reason, this reminds me of a Chrysler New Yorker EVA (Electronic Voice Alert, probably late 1980s model) we used to own while I was in medical school. It was one of those talking cars, which often said things like “A door is ajar!” It was a hoot.

The design of the mini dental robots is still in development and probably won’t be available until I don’t need to chew anymore. But what if the AI robot dentist could talk while it’s busy motoring around in your mouth with tiny jackhammers and the like? What would it say?

Your mouth is ajar!

Your breath is disgusting!

Don’t swallow the robot!

Please check your toothpaste supply!

I hate the line in that movie “I, Robot” where Detective Spooner yells “Goddamn robots, John!”

My leg is snagged in your floss!

Your fluoride level is low!

Your tongue is in my way; may I remove it?

Don’t forget your insurance coverage!

Why is there an extraterrestrial in this molar cavity?

I have a brain the size of a planet!

Please fasten your seat belt, I’m about to use my drill!

Is there going to be any way to make the dental robot shut up? Will it play cheesy music? Will insurance cover the charges?

These and other questions will just have to wait for AI technology to evolve and take over our mouths.