'Robotic' dental drill to be tested on humans

20 Apr

“A “robotic” dentist’s drill is to be tested on humans in Europe and the US, and could represent the first step towards more automated dental procedures.

The drill, developed by Tactile Technologies, based in Rehovot, Israel, is designed to take the complexity out of dental implant work. It could make operations cheaper, quicker and less painful for patients, its developers claim.”

http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7288