[Application of dental implant robot technology in postgraduate dental implant education]

Objective: To explore the effectiveness of robotic implant technology in the postgraduate education of implant dentistry. Methods: The teaching method that combines of theory and model manipulation was used to teach 20 postgraduate students. After completing the theoretical course of implant dentistry, all students performed free hand, digital template, and dental implant robot implant surgery on the simulation jaw models. At the end of the course, an error analysis of the three and a feedback questionnaire distributed to the students were conducted in order to assess the effectiveness of the dental implant robot. Results: Compared to the freehand [2.45(1.1) mm,2.80(0.88) mm,4.95°(2.68°)] and digital template group [1.25(0.68) mm,2.00(0.90) mm, 3.35°(1.60°)], the dental robot implant group had smaller values for implant platform deviation, apical deviation and angular deviation [0.29(0.08) mm,0.26(0.20) mm,0.72°(0.13°)], and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). The results of the questionnaire showed that dental implant robot helps to ensure the accuracy and safety of the implanting process and stimulates students' interest in learning. Conclusions: At postgraduate level, the safety and accuracy of the implantation process was effectively improved and good teaching result achieved by introducing dental implant robot into the process of dental implant training.