Design and integration of a remotely programmable dental monitoring device

In attempts to improve the quality of life (QOL), continuously methods are sought that make use of the symbiosis between medicine and technology. The knowledge of biomedical processes opens the way to a technically controlled rehabilitation. One such approach uses the knowledge on bone remodeling an...

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Published in2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) p. 4 pp.
Main Authors Van Ham, J., Claes, W., De Cooman, M., Puers, R., Naertcu, I., Van Lierde, C., Beckers, L.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 2006
Subjects
Bones
Bridges
Capacitive sensors
Dentistry
Implants
Particle measurements
Prosthetics
Remote monitoring
Semiconductor device measurement
Strain measurement
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Summary:In attempts to improve the quality of life (QOL), continuously methods are sought that make use of the symbiosis between medicine and technology. The knowledge of biomedical processes opens the way to a technically controlled rehabilitation. One such approach uses the knowledge on bone remodeling and bone growth in a dental environment. By applying immediate load on a newly placed implant, the bone growth is positively stimulated. However, excessive loading should be avoided at all times. Therefore a complete device was designed that is able to monitor the implant loading and gives patient feedback when overloading occurs. To the author's knowledge, it is the first time such a system is proposed. In this paper, the design of the smart dental prosthesis is elaborated
ISBN:0780393899
9780780393899
ISSN:0271-4302
2158-1525
DOI:10.1109/ISCAS.2006.1693147