Robot technology in dentistry, part two of a systematic review: an overview of initiatives

To provide dental practitioners and researchers with a comprehensive transparent evidence-based overview of physical robot initiatives in all fields dentistry. Articles published since 1985 concerning primary data on technology dentistry were selected. Characteristics the papers extracted such as respective field dentistry, year publication well description its usage. Bibliographic databases PubMed, Embase, Scopus searched. A hand search through reference lists included articles was performed. The timeline between January October 2020. All types scientific literature languages ranging from student training to implantology. Robot solely for purpose research maxillofacial surgery excluded. In total, 94 this systematic review. This study provides using very beginning. While there many interesting reported, overall quality literature, terms clinical validation, is low. Scientific evidence regarding benefits, results cost-efficiency commercially available robotic solutions lacking. rise availability open source control systems, compliant systems design dentistry-specific might facilitate process technological development near future. authors are confident that robotics will useful future but, strongly, encourage an approach when adapting new (robot) technology.