RU2674245C2 - Device for treatment of bruxism - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely, to dentistry, and can be used to treat bruxism. Device for treating bruxism contains tracking unit, calculating unit and stimulation unit, built-in removable jaw for upper jaw. Tracking unit is made as horseshoe-shaped compression tooth, passing in zone of lateral and anterior teeth, and amplifier for signals receiving from compression sensor. Computing unit is made in form of printed circuit board located in solid-sky region, at that with control microcontroller mounted on printed circuit board, receiving signal from sensor, antenna for wireless induction charger, radio antenna and battery. Stimulation unit is made in form of vibrator with eccentric connected to microcontroller.

EFFECT: invention allows to increase effectiveness of bruxism treatment.

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Description

The invention relates to medicine, namely to dentistry, and can be recommended for the treatment of bruxism.

A device for treating bruxism is known, comprising a tracking unit, a computing unit, and a stimulation unit. In this case, the tracking unit is made in the form of an emitter and a detector, which are installed on the chewing teeth of the upper and lower jaw or in the mouthguard. The computing unit comprises a microprocessor, a special software package, memory, a two-way communication facility, and an electronic circuit. The stimulation block is made in the form of an engine with an eccentric, which creates a vibration (invention of the Russian Federation No. 2482890, IPC A61N 1/38, application publication date: 09/27/2012).

The disadvantages of this invention are:

- the tracking unit is located only in the area of chewing teeth;

- when reducing the occlusal distance between the teeth or detecting contact between opposite teeth, these events are determined by the device as bruxism, which is not true, since bruxism manifests itself in the form of excessive clenching of the teeth and grinding them;

- Unsafe power supply, as the device is charging directly from a wall outlet.

The closest analogue was not found.

The task of the invention is to increase the effectiveness of the treatment of patients with bruxism.

The essence of the invention is as follows. A device for treating bruxism comprises a tracking unit, a computing unit, and a stimulation unit. All blocks are integrated in a removable mouth guard. In this case, the tracking unit is made in the form of a horseshoe-shaped tooth compression sensor and an amplifier for receiving signals from the compression sensor, the computing unit is made in the form of a printed circuit board on which a control microcontroller, an antenna for a wireless induction charger, an antenna for radio communication and a battery, a stimulation unit are installed made in the form of a vibromotor with an eccentric.

The invention is illustrated in the drawing, where in FIG. 1 schematically shows the blocks of a device of the present invention; in FIG. 2 is a diagram of an apparatus for treating bruxism, bottom view; in FIG. 3 is a diagram of data transmission from a device to a personal computer and wireless charging of the device. Numeric and letter designations:

A. Tracking unit;

B. computing unit;

C. stimulation block;

1. removable mouthguard;

2. tooth compression sensor;

3. an amplifier for receiving signals from a compression sensor;

4. printed circuit board;

5. control microcontroller;

6. antenna for a wireless induction charger;

7. antenna for radio communications;

8. battery;

9. vibromotor with an eccentric;

10. teeth;

11. wireless induction charger;

12. personal computer;

13. application software;

14. alternating magnetic field;

15. data transfer.

A device for treating bruxism works as follows. In FIG. 1 shows a tracking block A, a computing block B, and a stimulation block C. Each block includes one or more elements. All blocks are integrated in a removable mouth guard. Kappa is made by vacuum pressing using standard blanks and self-hardening plastic.

When the occlusal load, namely, the squeezing of teeth and grinding, from the tooth compression sensor 2, built into the removable 1 mouth guard (Fig. 2) and passing along the side and front teeth 10, a signal is sent to the printed circuit board to receive signals from the compression sensor 4, located in the region of the hard palate and transmitting a signal to the control microcontroller 5, which processes the received signal and, based on personal settings for the patient, determines the value of the occlusal pressure to turn on the vibromotor with an eccentric 9 and select quantity, magnitude pulses and its operation algorithm. The control microcontroller 5 stores the occlusal pressure parameters from the tooth compression sensor 2 to the internal memory and transfers them to the personal computer 12, using the antenna 7 for radio communication. The antenna 7 for radio communication is brought into an active state only for the duration of data transmission 15 (Fig. 3), the rest of the time it is in an inactive state and does not emit radio waves. Thus, the device is safe even for prolonged use. As shown in FIG. 3, the obtained parameters on a personal computer 12 are interpreted by application software 13 for further use by a physician. Charging the power element 8 is carried out outside the oral cavity. The presence of the antenna 6 for a wireless induction charger allows you to charge the power element 8 using a wireless 11 induction charger that creates an alternating 14 magnetic field. Using a wireless induction charger 11 allows you to reliably isolate the electronic part of the proposed device for the treatment of bruxism from exposure to a moist environment of the oral cavity.

The technical result of the claimed invention is to increase the effectiveness of the treatment of bruxism.

Claims (1)

A device for the treatment of bruxism, comprising a tracking unit, a computing unit and a stimulation unit integrated in a removable mouthguard for the upper jaw, characterized in that the tracking unit is made in the form of a horseshoe-shaped tooth compression sensor passing in the region of the lateral and front teeth, and an amplifier for receiving signals from the compression sensor, the computing unit is made in the form of a printed circuit board located in the hard sky region, while a control microcontroller is installed on the printed circuit board, receiving a signal from the sensor, antenna and for wireless induction charging device, an antenna for radio communication and a battery, and the stimulation unit is designed as a microcontroller associated with the vibration motor with an eccentric.

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