Bruxism, sleep, and dental health monitoring platform
OwnerRich ABLE, Joseph N. KENNELLY ULLMANinventors
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Abstract
A health monitoring device, platform and related methods for assessing, tracking, analyzing, diagnosing and/or treating bruxism, sleep disorders and/or other dental health conditions or disorders. In some instances, a health monitoring device is provided in the form of a wearable mouthpiece having a plurality of sensors configured to track impact and/or force data over time associated with one or more bruxing events (e.g., teeth grinding and/or clenching), thereby allowing a healthcare professional to monitor the severity and frequency of grinding and/or clenching over time.
Claims53
A health monitoring device, comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- and
- a plurality of sensors carried by the mouthpiece and configured to collect impact and/or force data over time associated with grinding and/or clenching of teeth during at least a portion of one or more bruxing events.
A health monitoring system, comprising:
- a mouthpiece having a plurality of sensors that are configured to collect impact and/or force data over time associated with grinding and/or clenching of teeth during at least a portion of one or more bruxing events, and a power supply;
- and
- a charging device configured to selectively receive the mouthpiece and provide power to the power supply of the mouthpiece.
A method, comprising:
- providing a mouthpiece having a plurality of sensors that are configured to collect impact and/or force data over time associated with grinding and/or clenching of teeth during at least a portion of one or more bruxing events;
- and
- collecting the impact and/or force data over time associated with the grinding and/or clenching of teeth during the at least a portion of the one or more bruxing events.
A health monitoring device, comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- and
- a plurality of first sensors carried by the mouthpiece and configured to collect at least one of cardiorespiratory variable data, impact, and/or force data over a selected time period and during a selected activity period.
The health monitoring device of any of the preceding claims wherein the cardiorespiratory variable data includes respiration spectra including at least one of respiratory intensity, respiratory duration, respiratory sounds, and respiratory breathing type.
The health monitoring device of any of the preceding claims wherein the selected time period includes at least one of selected waking hours and selected sleeping hours.
The health monitoring device of any of the preceding claims wherein the selected activity period includes at least one a rest activity period and a physically active activity period.
The health monitoring device of any of the preceding claims wherein the plurality of first sensors includes a plurality of fiber optic sensors configured to collect airflow dynamic data and/or a plurality of intraoral pulse oximetry sensors to measure selected markers.
The health monitoring device of any of the preceding claims wherein the plurality of first sensors include flex circuits, audio sensors and/or accelerometers to capture data on bruxing, air flow measurement, and auditory characteristics.
A method, comprising:
- providing a mouthpiece having a plurality of first sensors that are configured to collect at least one of cardiorespiratory variable data, impact, and/or force data over a selected time period and during a selected activity period;
- and
- collecting the cardiorespiratory variable data, impact, and/or force data over time during the selected time period and during the selected activity period.
A health monitoring system, comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- a plurality of sensors carried by the mouthpiece and configured to collect data over a selected time period, the data including at least one of cardiorespiratory variable data, impact, and/or force data;
- and
- a bed and/or a pillow in communication with the plurality of sensors and having at least one characteristic, the bed and/or the pillow configured to adjust the at least one characteristic in response to the data.
A health monitoring system, comprising:
- a mouthpiece;
- a plurality of sensors carried by the mouthpiece and configured to collect data over a selected time period, the data including at least one of cardiorespiratory variable data, impact, and/or force data;
- and
- an external device in communication with the plurality of sensors and having at least one characteristic, the external device configured to adjust the at least one characteristic in response to the data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.