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Automated Robot Installs Dental Implant

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 26 2017, @04:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the rather-cheeky-of-them dept.

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http://time.com/4952886/china-world-first-dental-surgery-robot-implant/ (Note: Javascript may be required.)

In China, a robot dentist installed two dental implants for a woman last Saturday, in what could be the world's first fully automated dental implant surgery, reports the South China Morning Post. Human doctors supervised the whole procedure but did not actively intervene. The surgery, which took place in the city of Xi'an, was first reported by the state-run Science and Technology Daily.

According to the report, the robot followed a set of pre-programmed commands to install the dental implants. Experts said that the implants were fitted within a margin of error of 0.2-0.3 mm—matching the standards required for this type of procedure, reports the Post.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 26 2017, @08:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 26 2017, @08:13PM (#573463)

    The real winner here is the patient, as it will likely substantially reduce chair time.

    And reduce the number of mistakes. I don't mind sitting in the chair, but I've had dentists make (and sometimes conceal) mistakes on procedures far simpler than this. Same deal with knee replacement surgery. When it comes time to do it (probably within the next five years. Yes I'm old) I'm going to a surgeon that uses the robot.