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Boojar FMA¹ ; Ziaei H² Show Affiliations
Source: Innovative Perspectives in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Published:2021

Abstract

The rapid progression of innovative surgical techniques and novel technologies has significantly impacted oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS), like other surgical specialties. The integration of different fields of science helped medicine to enter a new era of development. The main goal of OMFS is going toward digitalization, and its target is reaching as minimally invasive surgeries as possible with the least morbidity and postoperative complications. The surgical robotics field took off after the late 1980s in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), where surgeons performed surgery laparoscopically. The laparoscopic and robotic techniques in head and neck surgeries have evolved during the recent decade. The number of pre-clinical and clinical research works regarding these topics has increased remarkably. In this chapter, some recently advanced surgical techniques in routine head and neck surgeries have been introduced, and future perspectives are mentioned. Furthermore, in this pandemic Covid-19, it is better to use robotic-assisted surgery to reduce the risk of infection. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.