dentalssale Dr. Yue Jin, director of the Department of Stomatology at Dandong First Hospital in China, recently made history by planting two teeth in his own mouth using an oral surgery robot called Yazhi. The robot was developed under the leadership of academician Zhao Iridium Min of the Fourth Military Medical University and is the world’s first autonomous dental implant robot. The robot is very safe and secure, even if the patient’s head shakes, the robot arm will follow quickly and keep the relative position strictly accurate. The robot also has a precise tactile perception system that can resolve bone and flesh.
The principle of the surgery is to plan the surgery in advance based on oral CBCT through software. Dr. Yuejin was able to design the perfect surgical path for himself with the help of technology and get guidance from his teacher through a remote program. During the surgical session, the robotic arm of the robot strictly executed the planned surgical plan and placed the implant into the pre-planned position without any mistake.
It is worth mentioning that an autonomous robot-assisted surgery system called ‘Remebot’ was approved for dental implant surgery by the National Medical Products Administration in China in 2015. Robotic surgery is increasingly used because of its minimal invasiveness. Apart from serving as dental assistants, robots in conjunction with 3D navigation can be used for invasive dental procedures, including tooth preparation and autonomous dental implant placement.
