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US 2025/0082262 A1Published application
Detection of subject response to mechanical stimuli in the mouth
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsGerben KOOIJMAN, Lutz Christian GERHARDT, Sujitkumar HIWALE, Mark Thomas JOHNSON, Hanne Adriana Alijda SPELT
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring an oral health indicator of a subject at one or more sites in the mouth via measurement of their pain response to applied mechanical stimuli at the one or more sites. At least one set of embodiments comprises a system which includes an oral tool for use in applying a standardized mechanical stimulus to an oral location in the mouth of a subject.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- an oral tool for use in applying a standardized mechanical stimulus to an oral location in the mouth of a subject, wherein the tool includes an indicator adapted to provide feedback for guiding a manual application of the stimulus by a user, or the tool includes an actuation mechanism for automatically applying the stimulus;
- and
- a biological signal sensor adapted to indicate a pain response to each applied stimulus,
- wherein
- the oral tool is a dental probe for probing a periodontal pocket with a probe tip, and/or
- the oral tool comprises a probe portion for insertion in interdental spaces and/or for application on interdental papilla.
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