The Molina Hospital performs the first maxillofacial intervention broadcast with Google Glass

Droiders uses Hangouts to stream the maxillofacial intervention carried out by the Hospital de la Molina with Google Glass in its Master Class.

Molina Hospital (Molina de Segura, Murcia) has performed the first maxillofacial intervention worldwide broadcast through Google Glass. The operation, in which doctors Pedro Peña have participated, Juan Francisco Piqueras and Alejandro López, It is part of the Diagnosis and Treatment Course based on three-dimensional images and live guided surgery, organized by the Dental Clinic of the Molina Hospital.

This is a Master Class with which the Molina Hospital Dental Clinic provides special training to dentists from all over the country., marking a milestone not only national but also international, when using Google Glass to live stream a maxillofacial intervention.

The intervention has been performed on a patient of 70 years who lacked complete teeth in the upper jaw, y, for it, A novel computer-guided implantology technique has been used, in which Dr. Pedro Peña is a pioneer in Spain.

The use of Google Glass has served to broadcast with the camera incorporated into the glasses that the surgeons wore during the surgical intervention and thus the three doctors who were in the operating room have been able to interact with the audience of specialists in the field located nearby..

This guided surgery system allows you to plan the case using computer software. This information is recorded in the patient's treatment plan. Later, A three-dimensional model of the patient's upper jaw is made, where the position in which it is decided to place the implants is reflected.

In parallel, a guide is made, to be used at the time of placement. The patient, in an hour, You can wear a screw-retained prosthesis on implants.

The diagnosis required, bone quality information, treatment predictability, shortening surgery time by avoiding the need for incisions and bone exposure, and decreased recovery time, are the advantages of this system.

The use of Google Glass in this operation adds additional value since, in addition to its function as a camera, the potential of the glasses as a means of direct communication between the surgeon and the audience is exploited. So, Dentists attending the Master Class can see the operation in real time, interact and resolve doubts or provide information.

The great technical advance of the Master Class at the Molina Hospital is provided by Droiders, Murcian company responsible for developing applications for Google Glass, who has managed to stream from this device to large audiences using Hangouts.