Smart teething apparatus

A system to monitor one or more conditions of an infant comprising:

• (a) a teething apparatus, the teething apparatus consisting essentially of:
• (i) a water-resistant housing containing a controller and a power source and communication means;
• (ii) a plurality of sensors in communication with the surface of the housing arranged and configured to detect at least pH and at least one volatile organic compound selected from the group consisting of aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, amines, organic chloramines, aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and combinations thereof, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is in data communication with the controller and the controller is capable of communication with an external device via communication means;
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• (b) a communication module comprising a software application that is capable of being installed and operable on a computer device to display information related to data obtained by the teething apparatus to a primary caregiver, said module further containing one or more relationship models to enable the primary caregiver to provide some or all of the data to secondary care providers.