Invisible Dental Braces with Pressure Sensors for Real-Time Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current orthodontic treatments with invisible dental braces lack real-time monitoring capabilities, making it difficult for dentists to adjust treatment plans effectively, leading to potential inefficiencies and suboptimal outcomes.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating pressure-sensitive sensors and chips into invisible dental braces that transmit data on wearing time and pressure applied to teeth to a remote device, allowing dentists to modify treatment plans in real-time and order new braces as needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If invisible dental braces are used without real-time monitoring, then the braces are comfortable and invisible, but the dentist cannot adjust the treatment plan effectively

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomfort and invisibility of bracesVSAvoidwearing condition data

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The invisible dental brace automatically monitors its own wearing conditions through integrated pressure-sensitive sensors and transmits the data remotely, eliminating the need for manual reporting by the patient while maintaining comfort and invisibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously collects wearing condition data from the brace and provides real-time feedback to the dentist through remote transmission, enabling effective adjustment of the treatment plan based on actual patient compliance and tooth movement progress

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If pressure-sensitive sensors and chips are integrated into invisible dental braces, then real-time monitoring is enabled, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewearing condition dataVSAvoidbrace structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pressure-sensitive sensors, chips, and communication modules are merged into a single integrated unit embedded within the invisible dental brace, consolidating multiple functions into one compact component that minimizes added complexity while enabling real-time monitoring

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The integrated chip serves multiple functions including data storage, processing, and wireless communication, reducing the number of separate components needed and simplifying the overall device structure while maintaining real-time monitoring capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If real-time monitoring is implemented, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoidmanufacturing cost

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent utilizes cost-effective pressure-sensitive sensors and integrated chips that can be mass-produced at low costs, making the real-time monitoring feature economically viable while maintaining high treatment effectiveness through continuous data collection and analysis

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables real-time adjustments to orthodontic treatment plans, improving treatment outcomes, enhancing patient engagement, and facilitating remote monitoring and consultations, potentially reducing treatment duration and complications.

Implementation Method 1

at least one pressure-sensitive sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal related to wearing time of the invisible dental brace and a pressure applied by teeth of an orthodontic patient

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectPressure-sensitive sensor: Piezoresistive Effect

Data Source

PatentUS20240194331A1System and method for management and distribution of invisible dental braces containing pressure-sensitive sensors

Publication Date: 2024.06.13 3D GLOBAL BIOTECH

AI summary

The invention is a system and method for the management and distribution of invisible dental braces containing pressure-sensitive sensors for use in dentistry. The system and method include the steps of: providing an invisible dental brace fixedly secured with at least one pressure-sensitive sensor and a chip, wherein said at least one pressure-sensitive sensor generates a sensor signal related to the wearing conditions; writing additional information, including the name of the orthodontic patient into the chip; applying the invisible dental brace to the teeth of the orthodontic patient; writing further information, including special conditions that occur during applying the invisible dental brace; transmitting of a data, including the sensor signal, additional information, and further information, etc. to a remote device; and processing the data by the remote device for the dentist to modify the prescribed plan of orthodontic treatment in a real-time manner based on the data.