A Radio Frequency Identification Implanted in a Tooth can Communicate With the Outside World

A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder covering the 13.56 MHz band was adapted to minimize its volume so that it could be placed in the pulp chamber of an endodontically treated human tooth. The minimized transponder had a maximum communication distance of 30 mm. In an animal experiment...

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Published inIEEE transactions on information technology in biomedicine Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 683 - 685
Main Authors Ishihata, H., Tomoe, T., Takei, K., Hirano, T., Yoshida, K., Shoji, S., Shimauchi, H., Horiuchi, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.11.2007
Subjects
Animals
Cell Phone - instrumentation
Dental Implants
Dental treatment
Dentistry
Dogs
endodontics
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Face detection
Humans
identification (RFID)
inpatient
mobile phone
Patient Identification Systems
Radio frequency
Radiofrequency identification
RFID tags
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Space technology
Teeth
Telemetry - instrumentation
Telemetry - methods
Transponders
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Summary:A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder covering the 13.56 MHz band was adapted to minimize its volume so that it could be placed in the pulp chamber of an endodontically treated human tooth. The minimized transponder had a maximum communication distance of 30 mm. In an animal experiment, the transponder was fixed in the cavity of a mandibular canine of a dog. An RFID reader positioned close to the dog's face could communicate with the transponder in the dog's tooth. In certain cases, the system is applicable for the personal identification procedures for hospitalized patients instead of an identification wristband.
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ISSN:1089-7771
1558-0032
DOI:10.1109/TITB.2007.891926