2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a dental treatment robot

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23592879
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Dental engineering/Regenerative dentistry
Research Institution	Kagoshima University (2012-2013) Tohoku University (2011)
Principal Investigator	KIKUCHI Masafumi 鹿児島大学, 医歯(薬)学総合研究科, 教授 (50250791)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	TAKAHASHI Masatoshi 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 助教 (50400255)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	TAKADA Yukyo 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 准教授 (10206766) SATO Hideki 東北大学, 大学院歯学研究科, 助教 (60154085)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	歯科理工学 / 歯科CAD/CAMシステム / 歯牙切削 / 形成
Research Abstract	To achieve the ideal result with dental CAD/CAM systems and zirconia ceramics, precise tooth preparation is necessary. The purpose of this study was to develop a dental treatment robot for computerized tooth preparation. First, basic components of the robot were designed. Then, the experimental robot and its software were developed and tested using a dental mannequin. The results suggest the possibility of developing a dental treatment robot, although there is still room for improvement of the experimental system.

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