Coming Soon: Robotic Dentistry (IMAGE)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Coming Soon: Robotic Dentistry

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In an online survey of 502 individuals (260 female), participants were 'significantly less willing to undergo more invasive procedures, such as gum surgery and a root canal, and significantly more willing to undergo procedures such as tooth cleaning or whitening performed by a robot,' Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers reported.

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Jon Metz/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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