[Research progress and current situation of oral surgery robots based on published papers and patents analysis].

PURPOSE: To analyze the research progress and technological development of oral surgery robots, reveal the future development trend of oral surgery robots and put forward policy suggestions. METHODS: Focusing on the topic of oral surgery robots, literature review and patent data retrieval methods were used to analyze data from 2011 to 2023 from the perspectives of quantity, source, and technical field. RESULTS: The number of academic papers and patent applications in the field of oral surgery robots had explosive growth since 2015. The literature mainly focused on topics such as oral implantation and digitalization, with Chinese scholars publishing the most papers. The patents focused on tools such as models and instruments dedicated to oral surgery, as well as technical fields such as implant visual navigation and positioning systems. CONCLUSIONS: Oral surgery robots should be developed towards miniaturization and specialization in the future, and domestic breakthroughs in core technologies such as special instruments need to be accelerated.