Robots in Prosthodontics: A scientific fiction or reality?
Keywords:
dental implants, prosthetic dentistry, robots, teeth arrangementAbstract
Over the past few decades, as in all fields of the healing arts, there have been tremendous change in the various areas of dentistry. Robotics or artificial intelligence is a next generation technology that has opened new pathways to expand and explore the several areas of prosthetic dentistry. Robots are regarded as the most wonderful invention of human being and their application that aids to reduce the manual effort and increase the accuracy and precision of procedures are gaining momentum in several areas of prosthetic dentistry. Initially, robots in prosthetic dentistry were limited mostly for designing of complete dentures and for assisting dental implant surgeries but now with the advancements in the engineering and technologies their application in prosthetic dentistry have moved beyond that. This text aims at describing the assorted uses of robots and their progress so far within the elaborative field of prosthetic dentistry.
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