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The 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 environm
by tobylane 2y ago
The 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.