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3Robot Technology in dentistry, an overview of initiatives43Tex) was the most frequently described robot in this review. Suresmile is a computeraided design and computer-aided manufacturing system for customized archwire bending. Treatment outcomes and treatment time have been compared to the conventional method (manual bending) in observational epidemiological studies [12-14]. Other articles evaluated the accuracy and effectiveness of tooth positioning [15-17]. In two articles, ‘Suresmile’ users described their opinions of its use in their practices [18, 19]. No prospective interventional studies were found. Other bending robot initiatives outside Suresmile were mostly originating from Eastern Asia and focused on (improving) the design of archwire bending robots. Clinical studies have, to the authors best of knowledge, not yet been performed [20-29]. One group of researchers developed an orthodontic archwire bending robot based on Robot Operating System (ROS), an open-source control system [20, 28]. Next to the more traditional buccal orthodontic appliances, also the technique of automated manufacturing of lingual appliances has been described in detail together with clinical results of five cases [30]. Another initiative on lingual archwire bending was described called Lingual Archwire Manufacturing and Design Aid (LAMDA). A limited experiment was conducted to compare manually bent wires with this technique [31].0510152025OrthodonticsImplantologyProsthodonticsRestorative dentistryGnathologyGeneral practiceEducation of studentsEducation of patientsEndodonticsDental radiologyTotal number of articlesDeployment (TRL 9)Demonstration (TRL 7-8)Development (TRL 4-6)Discovery (TRL 1-3)Figure 2. Included articles per field of dentistry including the respective technological readiness levels (TRL) ranging from lowest (Discovery, TRL 1-3) to commercially available systems (Deployment, TRL 9).Tom van Riet.indd 43 26-10-2023 11:59