Kim, Jung Ho, McAuliffe, Padraig, O'Connell, Brian, Diamond, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 and Lau, King-Tong ORCID: 0000-0001-7818-7010 (2010) Development of wireless bruxism monitoring device based on pressure-sensitive polymer composite. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 163 (2). pp. 486-492. ISSN 0924-4247
Abstract
A wireless pressure sensing bite guard has been developed for monitoring the progress of bruxism (teeth grinding during sleep); as well as protecting the teeth from damages. For sensing the pressure effectively in the restricted space and hostile environment, a pressure sensitive polymer composite has been fabricated and encapsulated into a conventional bite guard which is safe for in-situ applications. The device is anticipated to give real-time data through wireless data transmission and to have a long working life (weeks). A microcontroller-based electronic circuit has been built in-house for data collection and transmission. A low power approach is configured to increase the working life of the device. This device is a useful tool for understanding and treating bruxism.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | bruxism; pressure-sensitive polymer composite; microcontroller; wireless; bite-guard; splint; |
Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Detectors Medical Sciences > Health |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences Research Institutes and Centres > Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC) Research Institutes and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies Research Institutes and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR) |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2010.08.033 |
Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2010 Elsevier |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | Enterprise Ireland, EI Commercialization Funding grant code: POC-2008-0156 |
ID Code: | 15897 |
Deposited On: | 26 Nov 2010 14:26 by Jung Kim . Last Modified 03 Jan 2019 12:04 |
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