A shoulder-mounted robotic exoskeleton for rehabilitation of temporomandibular disorder via assisted motion of the jaw

Evans, Mary Anne; Forrest, Jordan; Tse, Wayne; Finch, Reuben; Wang, Xu

doi:10.1109/amc.2016.7496324

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“…Although rehabilitative robots for TMD (13%) and nano-/microrobots for remote monitoring of compliance of removable appliance wear (9%) came in the 4 th and 5 th places, they are showing a great premise in the orthodontic research, evidenced by the highest technological readiness level reached (9). Different rehabilitative robots for management of TMD have been proposed with well-established protocols, promoting active participation of the patient and accurately tracking the progress of a patient over time, by using progressive therapy routines with smooth continuous transitions between movements, increasing patient comfort [128,130,131].…”

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“…Moreover, neurological rehabilitative exoskeleton robots have been introduced for the practical rehabilitation of patients with TMD [125,126]. Different designs were suggested including the use of a soft pneumatic actuator allowing comfortable patient interaction [127]; a shouldermounted robotic exoskeleton for better esthetics and portability, incorporating visual feedback into therapy routines to promote active participation with safety design considerations [128]; assisted motion of the jaw using EMG-and ECG-based feedback systems accurately tracking the progress of a patient over time [129]; and central path generator concept for real-time online trajectory generation, allowing the adaption to the environment and changing the chewing pattern in real-time parameters in a smooth and continuous manner [130,131].…”

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Robotic Applications in Orthodontics: Changing the Face of Contemporary Clinical Care

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BioMed Research International

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The last decade (2010-2021) has witnessed the evolution of robotic applications in orthodontics. This review scopes and analyzes published orthodontic literature in eight different domains: (1) robotic dental assistants; (2) robotics in diagnosis and simulation of orthodontic problems; (3) robotics in orthodontic patient education, teaching, and training; (4) wire bending and customized appliance robotics; (5) nanorobots/microrobots for acceleration of tooth movement and for remote monitoring; (6) robotics in maxillofacial surgeries and implant placement; (7) automated aligner production robotics; and (8) TMD rehabilitative robotics. A total of 1,150 records were searched, of which 124 potentially relevant articles were retrieved in full. 87 studies met the selection criteria following screening and were included in the scoping review. The review found that studies pertaining to arch wire bending and customized appliance robots, simulative robots for diagnosis, and surgical robots have been important areas of research in the last decade (32%, 22%, and 16%). Rehabilitative robots and nanorobots are quite promising and have been considerably reported in the orthodontic literature (13%, 9%). On the other hand, assistive robots, automated aligner production robots, and patient robots need more scientific data to be gathered in the future (1%, 1%, and 6%). Technological readiness of different robotic applications in orthodontics was further assessed. The presented eight domains of robotic technologies were assigned to an estimated technological readiness level according to the information given in the publications. Wire bending robots, TMD robots, nanorobots, and aligner production robots have reached the highest levels of technological readiness: 9; diagnostic robots and patient robots reached level 7, whereas surgical robots and assistive robots reached lower levels of readiness: 4 and 3, respectively.

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