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Evaluation of awareness regarding robotic dentistry among undergraduate dental students.
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SOORYA GANESH, DR. HANNAH.R, V. VISHNU PRIYA
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Robots, the most wonderful invention of human beings, have made its way into dentistry. The necessary technologies have been developed and experimented upon inorder to be adapted in dentistry. With unmatched precision and its ability to work without fatigue, robots are the most useful applications of robotic technology. Patient robots called “Phantoms” are being used for dental therapy training. Newer robots are being employed in order to place implants, bend orthodontic wires etc.These robots are very useful to do the treatment fast and easy.The aim is to evaluate the awareness regarding robotic dentistry among undergraduate dental students.It is an online questionnaire survey through google forms with a sample size of 100. The study was conducted among undergraduate dental students.The data was tabulated and statistically analysed.The results reveal that 69% of the participants were aware of robotic dentistry. Students were most aware of dental implantology robots. Although the participants were aware of the various dental robots, they still do not think it is safe for using it for surgical procedures.Within the limitations of the study we can conclude that although robotic dentistry is a new technology, students need to be exposed to it in order to be prepared to face the future where using robots could be an everyday affair.
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Robots; Robotic dentistry; Recent advancements in dentistry; Simroid, implant robots
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.389
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