Title :
Controlled Mechanical Extraction of Teeth
Author :
Essafi, R. ; Hu, Jiankun ; Lyons, Daniel ; Noll, E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Over 20 million teeth are extracted in the U.S. each year. Today dentists utilize forceps and blunt force, causing a painful and traumatic experience for the patient. The Tooth FerryTM will facilitate tooth extraction and minimize local trauma by implementing a novel mechanical method of extracting teeth. The mean procedure time will be reduced by 20%, saving the dental industry $2.1 billion per year.
Keywords :
biomechanics; dentistry; injuries; medical control systems; patient treatment; Tooth FerryTM; United State; blunt force; controlled mechanical teeth extraction; dental forcep; dental industry; dentist; patient pain experience; patient traumatic experience; Actuators; Dentistry; Force; Sockets; Standards; Teeth; Timing; Dentistry; mechanical extraction; teeth;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Syracuse, NY
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4928-4
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.71
