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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Chinese Robot Has Performed the World's First Automated Dental Implant
Robots could soon be operating on you by themselves at the dentist clinic.
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 mmmatching the standards required for this type of procedure, reports the Post.
Robots can safely conduct dental surgeries like implantations with more accuracy and agility in a narrow space like the oral cavity, according to dental experts cited by the Science and Technology Daily.
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http://time.com/4952886/china-world-first-dental-surgery-robot-implant/
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A Chinese Robot Has Performed the World's First Automated Dental Implant (Original Post)
CK_John
Sep 2017
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CK_John
(10,005 posts)1. Self kick.
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)2. K&R
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)3. Next up, robot vasectomies
Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)5. Already being used to assist in reversals.
Weekend Warrior
(1,301 posts)4. Robots are currently doing numerous surgical procedures.
Some areas it will work. Some it won't.