Navigating the future of guided dental implantology: A scoping review

Abstract

BackgroundThe aim of this scoping review was to understand the development of robotics and its accuracy in placing dental implants when compared to other forms of guided surgery.MethodsAn electronic search was conducted on the electronic databases of PubMed, Cochrane, and Science direct with the following queries: ((robotics) AND (dental implant)) AND (accuracy). The search timeline was between 2017 and 2022.ResultsA total of 54 articles were screened for title and abstract, of which 16 were deemed eligible for inclusion. Thirty‐one articles were excluded mainly because they were out of topic (not relevant) or not in English. In total, 16 articles were included for analysis.ConclusionsThis review thoroughly analyses 5 years of literature concerning the evolution of robotics in dental implant surgery, underscoring the necessity for additional research on nascent technologies reported and a comparative study with static and dynamic systems for clinical efficacy evaluation.