• DocumentCode
    3297608
  • Title

    Oral hygiene device for disabled users

  • Author

    Galel, Daniel

  • Author_Institution
    Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-3 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A daily routine for millions of people and a staple of preventative health care, the act of brushing one´s teeth is often overlooked. Certain disabilities ranging from the physical to the psychological inhibit people from caring for their teeth traditionally. Few available devices on the market address this sector of disabled users, prompting the need to develop a new device. In order to meet these specific customer requirements, cleaning effectiveness, required dexterity, and ease of use were all of high importance.
  • Keywords
    biomedical equipment; dentistry; handicapped aids; cleaning effectiveness; customer requirements; daily routine; dexterity; disabilities; disabled users; oral hygiene device; preventative health care; psychological inhibit people; tooth brushing; Cleaning; Computers; Geometry; Manuals; Teeth; Tracking;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2011 IEEE 37th Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Troy, NY
  • ISSN
    2160-7001
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-827-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.2011.5778551
  • Filename
    5778551