Available online 22 March 2023

Ideal implant placement is the basis for long-term implant survival and satisfactory restoration outcomes. Static and dynamic computer-assisted guidance have been used to improve the accuracy of implant placement, but both have shortcomings that robots can overcome. This clinical report describes the use of an autonomous implant robot to complete the placement of 2 adjacent implants with immediate postoperative restoration.

A 61-year-old woman presented to the Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, the Fourth Military Medical University, with a chief complaint of decreased masticatory function because of the loss of her mandibular right second premolar and first molar. A preoperative evaluation, including general examination and oral examination, was performed by dentists (R.X., S.Z.B.) for 2 implants placed with the ADIR. The treatment had been approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of the School of

The authors are unaware of a previous report on the clinical application of an autonomous robot in dental implant surgery. In this report, the autonomous dental implant robot performed implant placement with high accuracy. Implant placement with an ADIR has the advantages of static guides and dynamic navigation while overcoming the shortcomings of each. During the procedure, the surgeon only needs to focus on the position and angle of the drill displayed in real-time on the screen without

An autonomous dental implant robot achieved accurate implant placement and satisfactory patient outcomes. However, the efficiency of the process needs to be further improved.

Zhiwen Li: Writing – original draft, Software, Formal analysis, Visualization. Rui Xie: Software, Validation, Investigation. Shizhu Bai: Methodology, Writing – review & editing, Project administration. Yimin Zhao: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing, Supervision.

The authors thank YakeRobot Technology Ltd for resources and assistance during the preoperative and surgical procedures.

There are more references available in the full text version of this article.

© 2023 by the Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.