Vibrating Tooth Loosening Device for Pediatric Dental Care
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of losing baby teeth can be painful and difficult for children, often leading to undesirable outcomes if not properly managed, with no effective and safe devices available for home use to assist in the tooth loosening process.
Innovation Solution
A tooth loosening device with safety features and designed to facilitate the loosening of baby teeth by providing tooth contacting surfaces and a vibration mechanism, allowing for gentle and effective manipulation without finger contact, encouraging children to participate in the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a child uses their finger to wiggle the tooth, then the tooth can be loosened, but hygiene is compromised and the process may be ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a tooth loosening device as an intermediary tool between the child and the tooth. The device includes a tooth-contacting portion with gripping surfaces that interface with the tooth, and a handle portion for manipulation. This intermediary structure eliminates direct finger contact with the tooth, maintaining hygiene while providing effective mechanical action to loosen the tooth through controlled wiggling and twisting motions.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the tooth loosening process is extended over time, then the ligaments are gradually broken and the tooth loosens, but the body may reattach the tooth by healing the ligaments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic action by designing the device to be used in repeated short sessions rather than continuous prolonged use. The device enables controlled periodic wiggling and twisting motions that gradually break ligaments. The handle portion allows for easy removal and reapplication, facilitating multiple short usage sessions that maintain loosening progress without allowing ligament healing to occur between sessions.
3Reliability
If a device is introduced to assist tooth loosening, then hygiene and effectiveness are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the tooth loosening device into two distinct segments: a tooth-contacting portion and a handle portion. The tooth-contacting portion includes gripping surfaces specifically designed to interface with the tooth, while the handle portion provides ergonomic manipulation. This segmented design allows each part to be optimized for its specific function while keeping the overall device simple and easy to manufacture.
4Productivity
If the tooth is forced out quickly, then the process is completed faster, but pain and trauma increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by designing the device to gradually loosen the tooth over multiple controlled sessions rather than attempting complete extraction in one action. The tooth-contacting portion with its gripping surfaces allows for controlled partial movements that progressively break ligaments without causing sudden trauma. This incremental approach reduces pain and psychological trauma while still achieving the ultimate goal of tooth removal.
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
The device enables a safe, convenient, and effective tooth loosening process, reducing discomfort and the risk of complications by slowly breaking ligaments holding the tooth to the gum, promoting extended use without reattachment.
Implementation Method 1
The tooth contacting member can be vibrated to loosen the tooth
Data Source
AI summary
A tooth loosening device comprises a body having a tooth contacting portion connected to a handling portion. The tooth contacting portion has a tooth contacting member including one or more surfaces adapted to contact a tooth, and the handling portion includes a manipulation member. The tooth contacting portion can be inserted into a mouth having a tooth in need of loosening, and the manipulation member can position the tooth contacting member so that the one or more surfaces contacts the tooth in need of loosening. The tooth in need of loosening can then be loosened by manipulation of the tooth loosening device. A vibrating mechanism can also be provided to apply vibration to the tooth in need of loosening.