Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication
Intraoral devices for bite-force sensing have several applications in odontology and maxillofacial surgery, as bite-force measurements provide additional information to help understand the characteristics of bruxism disorders and can also be of help for the evaluation of post-surgical evolution and...
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| author | Jesús Sanz Maudes Carlos González Bris Pilar Lafont Morgado Andres Diaz Lantada |
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| description | Intraoral devices for bite-force sensing have several applications in odontology and maxillofacial surgery, as bite-force measurements provide additional information to help understand the characteristics of bruxism disorders and can also be of help for the evaluation of post-surgical evolution and for comparison of alternative treatments. A new system for measuring human bite forces is proposed in this work. This system has future applications for the monitoring of bruxism events and as a complement for its conventional diagnosis. Bruxism is a pathology consisting of grinding or tight clenching of the upper and lower teeth, which leads to several problems such as lesions to the teeth, headaches, orofacial pain and important disorders of the temporomandibular joint. The prototype uses a magnetic field communication scheme similar to low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (NFC). The reader generates a low-frequency magnetic field that is used as the information carrier and powers the sensor. The system is notable because it uses an intra-mouth passive sensor and an external interrogator, which remotely records and processes information regarding a patient’s dental activity. This permits a quantitative assessment of bite-force, without requiring intra-mouth batteries, and can provide supplementary information to polysomnographic recordings, current most adequate early diagnostic method, so as to initiate corrective actions before irreversible dental wear appears. In addition to describing the system’s operational principles and the manufacture of personalized prototypes, this report will also demonstrate the feasibility of the system and results from the first <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> trials. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31e04a7cbd2147e3a80654acadb9e6402022-12-22T02:55:41ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202012-08-01129115441155810.3390/s120911544Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field CommunicationJesús Sanz MaudesCarlos González BrisPilar Lafont MorgadoAndres Diaz LantadaIntraoral devices for bite-force sensing have several applications in odontology and maxillofacial surgery, as bite-force measurements provide additional information to help understand the characteristics of bruxism disorders and can also be of help for the evaluation of post-surgical evolution and for comparison of alternative treatments. A new system for measuring human bite forces is proposed in this work. This system has future applications for the monitoring of bruxism events and as a complement for its conventional diagnosis. Bruxism is a pathology consisting of grinding or tight clenching of the upper and lower teeth, which leads to several problems such as lesions to the teeth, headaches, orofacial pain and important disorders of the temporomandibular joint. The prototype uses a magnetic field communication scheme similar to low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) technology (NFC). The reader generates a low-frequency magnetic field that is used as the information carrier and powers the sensor. The system is notable because it uses an intra-mouth passive sensor and an external interrogator, which remotely records and processes information regarding a patient’s dental activity. This permits a quantitative assessment of bite-force, without requiring intra-mouth batteries, and can provide supplementary information to polysomnographic recordings, current most adequate early diagnostic method, so as to initiate corrective actions before irreversible dental wear appears. In addition to describing the system’s operational principles and the manufacture of personalized prototypes, this report will also demonstrate the feasibility of the system and results from the first <em>in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> trials.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/9/11544wireless communicationmagnetic field communicationbiomedical telemetrybiomedical monitoring |
| spellingShingle | Jesús Sanz Maudes Carlos González Bris Pilar Lafont Morgado Andres Diaz Lantada Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication Sensors wireless communication magnetic field communication biomedical telemetry biomedical monitoring |
| title | Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication |
| title_full | Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication |
| title_fullStr | Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication |
| title_short | Novel System for Bite-Force Sensing and Monitoring Based on Magnetic Near Field Communication |
| title_sort | novel system for bite force sensing and monitoring based on magnetic near field communication |
| topic | wireless communication magnetic field communication biomedical telemetry biomedical monitoring |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/9/11544 |
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