Research on the construction and application of an intelligent internet of things-enabled dental chair platform based on dental chair domain interconnection
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20250630-00238
- VernacularTitle:基于椅域互联的智能物联网牙椅平台的构建与应用
- Author:
Xinyao QIAN
1
;
Luwei LIU
;
Yunwei SONG
;
Yuxi WANG
;
Kejia ZHANG
;
Ning DAI
;
Chenggang LI
;
Bin WU
;
Lizhe XIE
;
Zhida SUN
;
Lin WANG
;
Bin YAN
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学附属口腔医院正畸科 口腔疾病研究与防治国家级重点实验室培育建设点（南京医科大学）江苏省口腔转化医学工程研究中心，南京 210029
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental Equipment;
Dental unit;
Digital dentistry;
Smart healthcare;
Device interconnection;
Data integration;
Medical-engineering integration
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2025;60(11):1274-1280
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To address the problem of data silos in dental specialties caused by equipment heterogeneity, this study developed an Intelligent Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled dental chair platform (hereinafter referred to as the intelligent platform) based on the concept of medical-engineering integration. The platform adopts a three-tier chair-domain interconnection architecture: the bottom tier integrates multi-source sensors and standardized interfaces for automated data acquisition and linkage with hospital information systems; the middle tier provides clinic-level management and remote teaching collaboration; and the top tier employs a blockchain-based secure cloud database for resource allocation and data management. Clinical validation at The Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University demonstrated that, compared with a control group from the same period in 2023, the trial group achieved a 38.0% increase in average daily patient visits (80.6±6.8 vs. 58.4±5.2, t=15.16, P<0.001), a 24.6% reduction in average treatment time [(36.1±6.3) min vs. (47.9±8.5) min, t=7.72, P<0.001], a 39.2% reduction in waiting time [23.3 (16.5, 30.1) min vs. 38.3 (28.3, 48.3) min, U=32.00, P<0.001], a 30.4% reduction in equipment idle rate [8.7% (5.1%, 12.3%) vs. 12.5% (7.4%, 17.6%), U=251.00, P=0.003], and an increase in patient satisfaction from 88.2% (1 519/1 723) to 94.3% (2 186/2 318) ( t=7.26, P<0.001). User research confirmed that the functions most favored by clinicians and patients were "dental chair parameter updating and clinical data integration" [74.7% (80/107)] and "chairside display of diagnostic images" [76.8% (119/155)], respectively. Looking forward, the intelligent platform has the potential to integrate artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis and 5G-enabled multicenter collaboration to further expand its clinical applications and accelerate the digital transformation of dental healthcare.
