An autonomous robot carried out a one-hour surgery in Xi’an,China. To achieve the dental operation into the woman’s mouth, a set of commands was pre-programmed for the implantation of two 3D printed teeth.
A dental operation without human aid
A few weeks ago, one was explaining that, among all the industries within which 3D printing is used, immediate and positive results can be seen in the field of dentistry.
As far as the operation is concerned, it took place on September 16th at the College of Oral Medicine, a military medical university. For the designers of the robot, this autonomous robot is a possible solution to the lack of qualified dentists in the country and an increasing list of routine dental procedures.
The patient was under local anesthetic during the operation. Technically, the tooth fitter, already well equipped, presents a margin of error of just 0.2-0.3 mm during the implantation of 3D printed teeth, which is not worse than the average dental surgeon.
For experts, it controls the small space of the mouth better than a dentist does.
Apprehensions that might be raised
What if the robot could not react if the patient feels too much pain? What if there is an unexpected movement or reaction? These are some questions that might raise some fear in an operation carried out by an autonomous robot.
Designers say that it can recognize a head movement, thus won’t push the teeth of the patient into his/her nose.
Last, human dentists will be ready to help and will remain present to ensure nothing goes wrong.
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