Smart teething apparatus

A method of monitoring condition of an infant comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a teething apparatus to an oral cavity of an infant, the teething apparatus comprising:
• (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, 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;
• (b) establishing a data connection between the teething apparatus and a remote device;
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• (c) relaying information from the teething apparatus to the remote device, the information comprising the qualitative measurement of one or more volatile organic compounds and the quantitative value of pH in the oral cavity.

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

• (a) a teething apparatus, the teething apparatus comprising:
• (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, 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 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.