Rapid technological advancements have propelled the transformation of oral healthcare in recent years, ushering in an era of precision, efficiency, and diversity. Among the most groundbreaking innovations is the rise of surgical robots, which have revolutionized traditional treatment methods and offered new hope for complex cases.

Xi'an Jiaotong University's Hospital of Stomatology recently achieved a world-first by using a robot-assisted system to place implants in a reconstructed maxilla guided by cranial fixation markers. This pioneering surgery combined expert skills with cutting-edge digital technology, setting a milestone in oral implantology.

Surgical robots assist doctors in oral treatment. [Photo/Xi'an news network]

Du Liangzhi, head of the hospital's digital implantology and restoration department, emphasized that dental implant surgery is akin to precision micro-sculpting. The more challenging the case, the higher the demand for accuracy – a key advantage of digital implant robots.

Digital technology minimizes risks and optimizes outcomes by enabling preoperative simulations, intraoperative dynamic navigation, and precise positioning. Before performing this complex surgery, experts spent months validating the approach using virtual patient modeling, ensuring the safest and most effective results.

A 10-year-old patient also recently underwent a pioneering procedure using an autonomous robot surgeon. Unlike traditional robotic assistance, the surgeon issued commands via foot pedals while the robot executed the pre-planned operation independently.

Researchers at the Stomatology School of Air Force Medical University developed a multi-functional autonomous oral surgery robot to overcome existing limitations and advance precision and efficiency in complex maxillofacial procedures. This breakthrough marks a new chapter in integrating robotics and medicine, redefining the future of oral surgery.