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    In a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.
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    In a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.


    Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.

    The system, built by Boston company Perceptive, uses a hand-held 3D volumetric scanner, which builds a detailed 3D model of the mouth, including the teeth, gums and even nerves under the tooth surface, using optical coherence tomography, or OCT.

    https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/robot-dentist-world-first/

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    1. mvea on

      Nightmare fuel? Maybe – but in a historic moment for the dental profession, an AI-controlled autonomous robot has performed an entire procedure on a human patient for the first time, about eight times faster than a human dentist could do it.

      The system, built by Boston company Perceptive, uses a hand-held 3D volumetric scanner, which builds a detailed 3D model of the mouth, including the teeth, gums and even nerves under the tooth surface, using optical coherence tomography, or OCT.

      High precision human-controlled robotic surgery is already advancing in leaps and bounds, taking the traditional need for an incredibly steady hand out of the picture – and as we’re seeing in the humanoid space, the minute you start teleoperating a robot, you’re potentially training it to take over and perform the same job autonomously at some point. So this is probably an idea you’ll need to get used to in the coming years.

    2. Maksitaxi on

      This is not nightmare fuel. This is heaven coming to earth. Soon everyone can have perfect teeth

    3. Pikeman212a6c on

      Yeah fuck that I’ve played fallout. There is no way I’m trusting a robot near my teeth.

      I know this sounds flippant but you can yell at a middle aged woman in cat themed scrubs if she is really doing something wrong. If a robot goes out of spec of its sensors corrode or whatever… just no.

    4. Phoenix5869 on

      This is 100% the future. Once this is perfected, this will be better than having a dentist with a not perfectly steady hand poke around in your mouth.

    5. Evipicc on

      Absolutely excited for this happening, but I am incredibly hard to numb and I couldn’t imagine that thing just ravaging my fucking face when I’m not numb yet lol

    6. identitycrisis-again on

      AI is going to become a medical instrument that transforms all of healthcare. From treatment, procedures, and diagnosis alike. I think utilizing ai in medicine is imperative to advance our care for the public

    7. dustofdeath on

      But is it AI or is it automated tooth CNC?
      Can it adapt to movements, patient swallowing, closing mouth or shifting position? OR react to pain/discomfort queues?

    8. Cheesy_Discharge on

      Sounds promising, but this article is so poorly written, with such odd word choices. It makes me wonder if the AI dentist tool is writing its own press releases.

      Probably just a bad translation. I found other articles with similar positive reports.

    9. Irish_Phantom on

      Who was the guinea pig that agreed to have this procedure performed by a robot? 😂