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US 11,596,540 B2Granted
Devices and method for bruxism management
AssigneeAesyra SA
InventorsMarco Letizia, Pietro Maoddi
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Abstract
A dental appliance including a dielectric substrate with one or more electric areas having one or more integrated circuits, one or more electric lines, and optionally one or more shielding lines. The dental appliance further includes one or more ground areas including one or more ground pads, one or more sensing areas including one or more sensing pads, and optionally one or more shielding pads. The dental appliance is configured to monitor dental contact, dental forces, and/or for detecting teeth clenching and/or grinding.
Claims18
A dental appliance, comprising:
- a dielectric substrate, comprising:
- one or more electric areas comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more electric lines;
- one or more ground areas comprising one or more ground pads;
- and
- one or more sensing areas comprising one or more sensing pads;
- wherein:
- the one or more electric areas, the one or more ground areas, and the one or more sensing areas are housed on the same dielectric substrate being in one piece and comprising a dielectric material;
- one or more sections of the dielectric substrate are bent;
- one of the one or more sensing areas faces one of the one or more ground areas;
- and
- said one sensing area facing said one ground area is separated by a layer comprising an elastic material, and forms a sensor;
- and
- wherein the one or more ground pads and the one or more sensing pads are electrically connected to one or more integrated circuits through the electric lines.
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A dental appliance, comprising:
- a dielectric substrate, comprising:
- one or more electric areas comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more electric lines;
- one or more ground areas comprising one or more ground pads;
- and
- one or more sensing areas comprising one or more sensing pads;
- wherein:
- the one or more electric areas, the one or more ground areas, and the one or more sensing areas are housed on the same dielectric substrate being in one piece and comprising a dielectric material;
- one or more sections of the dielectric substrate are bent;
- one of the one or more sensing areas faces one of the one or more ground areas;
- and
- said one sensing area facing said one ground area is separated by a layer comprising an elastic material, and forms a sensor;
- and
- wherein the dielectric substrate is foldable and embedded in the dental appliance having an outer side, a sensor side and an inner side, and, when said dental appliance is placed in the mouth, the outer side is configured to cover a buccal tooth surface, the sensor side is configured to cover an occlusal or incisal tooth surface and the inner side is configured to cover a lingual tooth surface and/or a palate;
- and in that the one or more electric areas are on said outer side or on said inner side of the dental appliance and the sensors are on said sensor side of the dental appliance.
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A dental appliance, comprising:
- a dielectric substrate, comprising:
- one or more electric areas comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more electric lines;
- one or more ground areas comprising one or more ground pads;
- and
- one or more sensing areas comprising one or more sensing pads;
- wherein:
- the one or more electric areas, the one or more ground areas, and the one or more sensing areas are housed on the same dielectric substrate being in one piece and comprising a dielectric material;
- one or more sections of the dielectric substrate are bent;
- one of the one or more sensing areas faces one of the one or more ground areas;
- and
- said one sensing area facing said one ground area is separated by a layer comprising an elastic material, and forms a sensor;
- and
- wherein the dental appliance fits a mandibular dental arch or is configured to fit a maxillary dental arch and/or a palate, the sensors configured for location on an occlusal and/or an incisal tooth surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.