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Will robot dentists facilitate the option to lay face down for procedures so that the debris and saliva falls out instead of needing the suction tool?
by drewchew 2y ago
Will robot dentists facilitate the option to lay face down for procedures so that the debris and saliva falls out instead of needing the suction tool?
- settsu 2y agoOn first blush, this is an interesting premise. And it would seem to make sense once there is no need for human attendants, nor any potential accommodation for them.
- cogman10 2y agoI imagine, particularly with V1, there's probably going to be human attendants for a good portion of the procedure. You'd want them for administering the numbing agent and positioning the machine for the procedure.
- robertlagrant 2y ago> And it would seem to make sense once there is no need for human attendants, nor any potential accommodation for them. Perhaps it could be combined with a back massage. Those chairs that you stick your face in would be tailor-made for this!
- drewchew 2y agoThat's exactly what I was thinking, you can lay face down on a massage bed for a pretty long time, so they should just be able to put the robot in your mouth through the face hole lol
- __MatrixMan__ 2y agoWow that would be a game changer.
- candiddevmike 2y agoWhat if I like the taste of burning tooth enamel? Can I flip over still?
- doubled112 2y agoI can taste this comment, and I really don't like it. You'll have to ask when the time comes and report back.
- lawlessone 2y agotaste it? I felt tooth pain thinking of it lol
- drewchew 2y agoThe scent would be wafting directly into your nostrils if you were facedown, so... you got that going for you I guess?
- eru 2y agoThey can probably sell you a fragrance like that, and you can just apply it whenever you feel like.
- worstspotgain 2y agoThis, and the fact that a sterilized robot is way less likely to transmit airborne pathogens than a dentist and an assistant wearing a surgical mask at best. Maybe not v.1.0b4, but I'd sign up for v.1.2.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThe technology exists to kill anything airborne immediately with UVC light, this will be deployed long before robot dentists.
- dukeofdoom 2y agoLess likely to touch the mouse while looking at xrays. Can't imagine how many Germs are transfered between patients that way.
- simianparrot 2y agoEvery dentist I go to use single-use thin nitril or similar gloves. If they have to use any of the non-sterilisable equipment (like the mouse or kb), they take said glove off before use and put on a new one after. I mean that’s just common sense, surely.
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- prmoustache 2y agoCommon sense would mean that my local butchers and fishmongers would not handover money and manipulate raw meat/fish with the same nitrile gloves and either employ an assistant or use a dedicated machine for that but they do not.
- simianparrot 2y agoThey do here but Norway has a functional balance of regulations and fines for this kind of stuff. Sometimes it’s too strict though but I certainly appreciate it.
- hanniabu 2y agoProbably not since you'd be drooling all over the robot "hand" and arm making it more difficult to keep clean. But it could probably moisten your drying out lips so they don't crack
- matt_heimer 2y agoAll reusable dental tools have to go through a sterilization procedure after every use so would it matter? And they could have one-time use sleeves to put on the arms. I think the main concern would be debris and drool getting on the camera but that is probably a concern for any position.
- eru 2y agoAnd you can just put some glass over the camera, and have a little wiper or 'lotus effect' coating.
- darby_nine 2y agoI would pay enormous sums to avoid the suction tool. What a sensory nightmare.
- flemhans 2y agoI like it
- pipe2devnull 2y agoMe too! I wish I had one for home
- m463 2y agoLong ago (decades) the dentist would do a bunch of work, then pause to let me swish water in my mouth from the auto-filling cup, and spit into the water-circulating spitoon-thing before continuing. EDIT: hmm... a "dental engine"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_engine better results searching for "dental spit sink"
- neonnoodle 2y agoIt’s called a cuspidor. :-)
- tobylane 2y agoThe suction tool is used to dry the area out and make it easier to see and work. A robot could be taught to see through water, but it still needs a dry environment for some work.
- eru 2y agoYes, but working with gravity instead of against might still be useful.
- genocidicbunny 2y agoAnd the opposite for others. For example, getting cavities filled in the front of the mouth probably benefits from laying face up so that any saliva that's generated flows back down the throat instead of to the front of the mouth. I'm guessing a lot of existing techniques and tools have an implicit bias for the patient being face up.
- eru 2y ago> I'm guessing a lot of existing techniques and tools have an implicit bias for the patient being face up. Well, they have a bias for a human doing the dentistry. With all that entails.
- beAbU 2y agoI'm sorry, but the thought of laying face down while allowing my drool to drip off my lips, moustache and beard onto machinery below sounds absolutely revolting.
- veunes 2y agoDo you find dental chairs anxiety-inducing? For me - I do!
- hcfman 2y agoTraction beams for example.