Real-Time Continuous Monitoring of Oral Soft Tissue Pressure with a Wireless Mouthguard Device for Assessing Tongue Thrusting Habits.

ABSTRACT: In orthodontics, understanding the pressure of oral soft tissues on teeth is important to elucidate the cause and establish treatment methods. We developed a small wireless mouthguard (MG)-type device that continuously and unrestrainedly measures pressure, which had previously been unachieved, and evaluated its feasibility in human subjects. First, the optimal device components were considered. Next, the devices were compared with wired-type systems. Subsequently, the devices were fabricated for human testing to measure tongue pressure during swallowing. The highest sensitivity (51-510 g/cm²) with minimum error (CV < 5%) was obtained using an MG device with polyethylene terephthalate glycol and ethylene vinyl acetate for the lower and upper layers, respectively, and with a 4 mm

SUBMITTER: Matsumoto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255842 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature