EP2809233A1 - Capteur de forces occlusales - Google Patents
Capteur de forces occlusalesInfo
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- EP2809233A1 EP2809233A1 EP13702224.0A EP13702224A EP2809233A1 EP 2809233 A1 EP2809233 A1 EP 2809233A1 EP 13702224 A EP13702224 A EP 13702224A EP 2809233 A1 EP2809233 A1 EP 2809233A1
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- Prior art keywords
- force sensor
- sensor according
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/22—Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow
- A61B5/224—Measuring muscular strength
- A61B5/228—Measuring muscular strength of masticatory organs, e.g. detecting dental force
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
- A61C19/04—Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry
- A61C19/05—Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry for determining occlusion
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
- G01L1/00—Measuring force or stress, in general
- G01L1/20—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluids; by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress
- G01L1/22—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations in ohmic resistance of solid materials or of electrically-conductive fluids; by making use of electrokinetic cells, i.e. liquid-containing cells wherein an electrical potential is produced or varied upon the application of stress using resistance strain gauges
- G01L1/2206—Special supports with preselected places to mount the resistance strain gauges; Mounting of supports
- G01L1/2218—Special supports with preselected places to mount the resistance strain gauges; Mounting of supports the supports being of the column type, e.g. cylindric, adapted for measuring a force along a single direction
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/45—For evaluating or diagnosing the musculoskeletal system or teeth
- A61B5/4538—Evaluating a particular part of the muscoloskeletal system or a particular medical condition
- A61B5/4542—Evaluating the mouth, e.g. the jaw
- A61B5/4557—Evaluating bruxism
Definitions
- the invention relates to an occlusal force sensor for measuring a clamping force between the teeth of a patient.
- US 4,856,993 proposes a device for establishing a mapping of the clamping pressure between the teeth of a patient.
- the principle is based on the modification of resistance between two electrodes separated by a polymer film.
- Such a sensor requires specific electronics for amplification and analysis. It also requires a calibration of the sensor at each change. Therefore, because of its high cost, it is reserved today for limited use in research laboratories.
- a sensor comprises two disks between which a piezoelectric or piezoelectric resistive element is inserted.
- the sensor is covered with a plastic cover to facilitate the implementation of the clamping between the teeth.
- JP 57-142531 shows a cylindrical sensor comprising a housing and a test body on which occlusal forces are transmitted.
- the forces are distributed via a ring of viscoelastic material on an annular surface of the test body which is held on the housing by its periphery.
- the use of a viscoelastic material which distributes the charge decreases the sensitivity of the test body and does not allow its miniaturization.
- the aim of the invention is to provide a force sensor for the measurement of occlusal forces which is of good sensitivity, of small size to be able to fit between the teeth of a patient without excessively shifting the position of the temporomaxillary joints which remain thus in pure rotation.
- the subject of the invention is a force sensor for measuring the occlusal forces of a jaw of a patient, the sensor comprising a tubular-shaped housing having an axis of revolution, the sensor comprising in addition to two bearing faces substantially perpendicular to the axis of revolution and intended to be clamped between the teeth of the patient, a test body mounted in the housing between the bearing faces and application means for applying the clamping forces on the test body, characterized in that the test body comprises a disc, the application means comprising a piston pressing a central zone of the disc on a first face and a ring at the periphery of the disc on a second face opposite the first face.
- a sensor of this type can be made in a size small enough for the desired application.
- the realization of the test body in the form of a disk with the application of the stress between the center and the periphery makes it possible to obtain a deformation of the disk with a good sensitivity.
- the piston makes it possible to transmit forces corresponding only to the direction perpendicular to the disk, without taking into account shear forces.
- strain gauges are placed on the second face of the disc.
- the gauges are not hindered by the presence of the piston. They are arranged on a surface subjected to deformation, which guarantees the sensitivity.
- surface acoustic wave sensors may be considered to measure the strain or stress to which the test body is subjected.
- the housing and the ring comprise a notch through which a cable passes and is electrically connected to the strain gauges.
- the output of the cable is located on the cylindrical portion which is disengaged from the bearing faces, and therefore does not hinder the application of forces on the sensor.
- the cable is the meeting of several electrical conductors, with or without sheath.
- the strain gauges are distributed symmetrically with respect to a plane passing through the axis of revolution and in the middle of the notch. Small imperfections in the deformation of the disk likely to be caused by the presence of the notch are symmetrical and affect the strain gauges equally on each side of the plane. Thus, these imperfections have no influence on the measurement.
- the piston is guided by a slide centered in the housing.
- the direction of his action is maintained permanently.
- the ring is in one piece with the disk and bears against a cap which carries a first of the support faces.
- the ring makes it possible to maintain a spacing between the disc and the cap, so as to accommodate the strain gauges and the cable, and to allow the flexion of the disc. In addition, it imposes installation conditions at the periphery of the disc. This strongly limits the arrow in the center of the disc by a factor of about 4 compared to a free edge. It is thus possible to reduce the thickness of the disk and consequently the total thickness of the sensor.
- the crown also preserves the demountability of the test body, which would be impossible if the test body was in one piece with the housing.
- the hat materializes the first bearing surface and transmits the forces at the periphery of the disc through the crown.
- the second of the bearing faces is carried by a pellet which is in contact with a ball joint with the piston.
- the ball joint makes it possible to obtain a force that applies along the axis of revolution and a controlled deformation of the disk.
- the surface of the pellet is, for example, curved so that it fits easily in a hollow of the patient's dentition.
- the ball joint is formed by a conically shaped recess in the pellet and by a spherical shape of the end of the piston which is housed in the hollow.
- the realization of these forms is easy, for example by machining with the tip of a drill for the hollow and a form tool for the spherical shape of the piston.
- the pellet is held in the housing by means of a ring of flexible material surrounding the pellet.
- the pellet is thus held in place without its mobility being greatly affected in relation to the forces to be measured and the expected displacements of the piston and the pellet.
- the housing comprises a handle extending substantially perpendicular to the axis of revolution.
- the sensor can thus be placed between the jaws while being held manually in place thanks to the handle.
- the handle is of substantially flat shape. It thus includes an orientation reference which is easily visualized and maintained manually by the practitioner during the measuring operation.
- the cable is housed in the handle. It is therefore protected and does not affect the behavior of the sensor by the practitioner.
- the output of the cable is deported outside the patient's mouth.
- the sensor may further comprise a cover of flexible material, the cover comprising two mattresses extending on the respective bearing faces.
- the patient is not embarrassed by a too hard support in contact with the sensor. It can develop occlusal force without restriction, and the measurement is representative of the patient's abilities.
- the cover is made of silicone elastomer.
- This material has good elastic behavior, good mechanical strength and tear, and a possibility of sterilization by heat treatment.
- the cover comprises for example a cavity between the mattress shape adapted to that of the housing.
- the housing fits into the cavity by possible elastic deformation and is maintained without other means of attachment. It can be removed just as easily for disposal in a single use or cleaned.
- the cavity can be closed or open.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a force sensor according to an embodiment of the invention, equipped with a cover;
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the sensor of Figure 1, without the cover;
- Figure 3 is a view of the strain gauges fitted to the sensor
- Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view along the line IV-IV of Figure 5 of a housing and a sensor handle with a cover;
- Figure 5 is a top view of the housing and the handle of Figure 4 without the cover;
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cover of Figure 1, seen from the front;
- Figure 7 is a view of the cover of Figure 6 through the rear;
- Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 6 of a second embodiment of the cover
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the response of the sensor without cover subjected to a clamping force
- Figure 10 is a diagram similar to Figure 10 for a sensor with cover according to the first and second embodiment.
- FIG. 1 A force sensor for measuring the occlusal forces of a jaw of a patient is shown in particular in FIG. 1.
- the sensor comprises a housing 1 of tubular shape and having an axis of revolution R, a handle 2 extending perpendicularly to the axis of revolution R and a cover 3 which surrounds the housing 1.
- the handle 2 is of substantially flat shape like a tongue, in a plane perpendicular to the axis of revolution R, and has a width equivalent to that of the casing 1.
- the force sensor is intended to be placed in a mouth, between the maxillae of a patient so that teeth are in the axis of revolution R of the housing 1, as if the patient was going to chew the sensor.
- the cover 3 comprises two mattresses 30 which extend along two bearing faces 11, 12 of the sensor, the bearing faces 11, 12 being substantially perpendicular to the axis of revolution R.
- the handle 2 and the housing 1 are made in one piece. They are made for example by machining a metal block, for example stainless steel.
- the handle 2 comprises a longitudinal groove 20 in which an electric cable 4 is inserted.
- a cover 21 is fixed over the groove 20 to close it.
- the handle 2 comprises a cavity 22 for housing a connector, not shown, connected to the cable 4.
- the senor comprises a test body 13 mounted in the housing 1 between the bearing faces 11, 12 and application means 10 for applying the clamping forces to the test body 13.
- the test body 13 comprises a disc 130 extending perpendicular to the axis of revolution R.
- the application means 10 comprise a piston 101 pressing on a central zone 1300 of the disc 130 on a first face 1301 and a pellet 102 which is in contact according to a ball joint with the piston 101.
- the piston 101 is guided by a slide 103 centered in the housing 1 and which abuts against the first face 1301 of the test body 13 at the periphery of the disk 130.
- the application means 10 further comprise a ring gear 104 at the periphery of the disk 130 on a second face 1302 opposite the first face 1301 and which is in one piece with the disk 130
- the application means 10 further comprise a cap 105 which carries a first of the bearing faces 11 and against which the ring 104 bears.
- the cap 105 is fitted into the casing 1 and is held there by gluing. It could also be fixed by screwing.
- the pellet 102 bears the second bearing surface 12 of the sensor. It is held in the housing 1 via a ring 1020 of flexible material surrounding the pellet 102.
- the ring 1020 is made for example of silicone elastomer, depositing it in place in the polymerization phase.
- the ring 1020 allows the pellet 102 the ability to move along the axis of revolution R or pivoting on the piston 101. It also carries the seal of the sensor.
- the connection with the piston 101 is made by a recess 1021 of conical shape in the pellet 102 and a spherical shape 1010 of the end of the piston 101 which is housed in the recess 1021.
- the sensor further comprises strain gauges 14 which are placed on the second face 1302 of the disk 130.
- the second face 1302 is the most accessible to fix the strain gauges 14.
- the strain gauges 14 transform a surface deformation into a variation of electrical resistance, in a manner known per se. This resistance variation gives access to a measurement of the force applied to the sensor. There is a good linearity between the force and the measure.
- the strain gauges 14 comprise for example two first networks 140, each first network comprising a series of son which extend radially relative to the disk 130, the son being connected together in staggered rows. The series of wires thus forms a single conductor connected at its ends to connection pads for the wires of the cable 4.
- the strain gauges 14 further comprise two second networks 141, each second network 141 comprising a series of wires which extend in semicircles centered with respect to the disc 130, the son being connected together in staggered rows.
- the series of wires thus forms a single conductor connected at its ends to connection pads for the wires of the cable 4.
- the housing 1 and the crown 104 comprise a notch 15 in the extension of the groove 20 of the handle 2 and through which the cable 4 passes and is electrically connected to the strain gauges 14.
- the networks 140 of the strain gauges 14 are distributed symmetrical with respect to a plane P passing through the axis of revolution R and in the middle of the notch 15, with for example a first network 140 and a second network 141 on either side of the plane P.
- the cover 3 is made of flexible material, for example silicone elastomer.
- the two mattresses 30 are connected by two parallel side walls 31 delimiting a cavity 33 between them and the mattresses 30.
- the cavity 33 has a shape adjusted to that of the housing 1, so as to conform to its shape and to be positioned from repeatable way on the case 1.
- cover 3 ' in Figure 8, it further comprises a bottom wall 32 which closes the cavity 33' and which serves as a stop when introducing the cover 3 on the case 1.
- the sensor thus produced has a total thickness of 7.5 mm for a diameter of 14 mm. Qualification measures were carried out. The results are illustrated in Figures 9 and 10.
- the curves A and B of FIG. 9 show the deformation measured by the strain gauges 14 as a function of the force applied between the bearing faces 11, 12, curve A with ION steps and curve B with steps of 20N.
- the lines Ai and Bi show the linear interpolation of curves A and B, respectively, and show an acceptable linearity of the sensor response.
- FIG. 10 measurements have been made on the sensor with the cover 3 according to the first embodiment for the curve E, and according to the second embodiment for the curves C and D.
- the curve C corresponds to a loading with ION steps and the D curve at a load with 20N steps
- the lines Ci, Di and Ei represent the linear interpolation for the curves C, D and E. These lines show a good linearity for the cover 3 of the first one. embodiment, and an acceptable linearity with an offset of the origin for the cover 3 'according to the second embodiment. If preference is given to the accuracy of the measurements, the first embodiment of the cover 3 will be preferred.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR1250931A FR2986148B1 (fr) | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-01 | Capteur de forces occlusales |
| PCT/EP2013/051983 WO2013113858A1 (fr) | 2012-02-01 | 2013-02-01 | Capteur de forces occlusales |
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| EP2809233A1 true EP2809233A1 (fr) | 2014-12-10 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP13702224.0A Withdrawn EP2809233A1 (fr) | 2012-02-01 | 2013-02-01 | Capteur de forces occlusales |
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| EP (1) | EP2809233A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2986148B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO2013113858A1 (fr) |
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| CN110638475A (zh) * | 2019-09-30 | 2020-01-03 | 山东大学 | 一种基于单片机控制的高精度咬合力测量仪及方法 |
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| JPS57142531A (en) * | 1981-02-27 | 1982-09-03 | Nippon Koden Corp | Transducer for intermeshing force gauge |
| US4856993A (en) | 1985-03-29 | 1989-08-15 | Tekscan, Inc. | Pressure and contact sensor system for measuring dental occlusion |
| DD297059A5 (de) * | 1990-08-14 | 1992-01-02 | �������`�����`������������k�� | Vorrichtung zur zweidimensionalen intraoralen registrierung der unterkieferbewegung und der kieferschlusskraft |
| US6491647B1 (en) * | 1998-09-23 | 2002-12-10 | Active Signal Technologies, Inc. | Physiological sensing device |
| TW200808273A (en) * | 2006-08-03 | 2008-02-16 | Univ Kaohsiung Medical | Dual-end test stick and occlusion test device with the dual-end test stick |
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- 2013-02-01 EP EP13702224.0A patent/EP2809233A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 2013-02-01 WO PCT/EP2013/051983 patent/WO2013113858A1/fr not_active Ceased
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| FR2986148A1 (fr) | 2013-08-02 |
| WO2013113858A1 (fr) | 2013-08-08 |
| FR2986148B1 (fr) | 2015-04-03 |
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