Why Choose a Robotically Placed Implant?

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From the
Journal of Dental Sciences
Volume 19, Issue 3, July 2024, Pages 1359-1368
Review article
Robot-assisted dental implant surgery procedure: A literature review

Recent reports have shown that implants placed by robotic systems are more accurate than those placed by computer-assisted implant surgery systems. Studies and applications of robotic dental implant placement have demonstrated improved intra-operative performance, with enhanced accuracy and safety. In summary, computer-assisted implant surgery has been a significant advancement in improving implant placement, but it still has limitations.26,27 The introduction of robotic systems in dental implant surgery offers potential improvements in accuracy and safety, and recent studies have shown promising results in this regard.9,10

A key advantage of robotic systems is the lack of fatigue or variability inherent in human operators. Factors like exhaustion, stress, or distractions do not affect the precision of robots like they would a human surgeon. The robotic arm can also avoid natural hand tremors that could lead to inadvertent deviations.34, 35, 36, 37 However, all of the robotic systems still require some level of human supervision or collaboration. Most utilized a “semi-active” approach where the robot performs drilling and implant placement but the surgeon monitors progress and can intervene if necessary.10,11,13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Regarding preparation and operation times, while clinical data were limited, the in vitro studies showed reasonably quick preparation times. Surgery duration was comparable to human-performed surgeries.13,16