Robot Assistant for Dental Implantology

Abstract

We introduce a method to apply a preoperative 3D plan for inserting dental implants with an assisting medical robot. The treatment plan is based on the 3D visualization of the CT data of the patient's maxilla and mandible, and supplies the location of the implants in the patient's coordinates. The plan is then transferred to the surgical robot's coordinate system. The robot guides the tool, a drill guide. Position, orientation, and depth of the initial drilling is defined with the tool held by the robot while the surgeon drills. The robot assists the dentist, and the optimal treatment plan will be applied directly to the patient.

Dental Robotics: A Disruptive Technology

“…In 2002, Boesecke et al [ 24 ] presented the first robot-guided placement of dental implants. The robot system, having a working region scope of 70 cm, executed the implant drilling guide to help the surgeon during implant osteotomy, where 48 dental implants were placed within 1–2 mm of the apical border [ 24 ].…”

Robots in the operating theatre—chances and challenges

“…Another robotic tool guidance system was devised by BOESECKE et al 4,5 for dental implantology. Therefore a small Mitsubishi industrial robot was used together with a medical workstation to plan and guide the accurate drilling of the implant bed.…”

Automated image-guided surgery for common and complex dental implants

“…Although there were several publications on the topic of robotic dental implantation, most of them utilized a robot just for assistance and the site preparation was still performed by the surgeon. For example, Boesecke et al [13] reported a dental implantation system with an assisting medical robot for holding the drill template and Chiarelli et al [14] developed a 5-axes robotic system to create the surgical template.…”