Title :
Implementation of a multivibrational medical device to assist the removal of teeth and roots
Author :
Setas, Sara ; Seabra, Eurico ; Silva, Luis F. ; Puga, Helder ; Pombo, Catia ; Mendes, Joaquim Gabriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal
Abstract :
The standard practice of dental extraction is performed using rigid instruments in a process involving high mechanical strength and a post-operative painful for patients. This work presents the stages of design and development of an instrument capable of acting in the most critical phase of the process, with induction of vibration at high frequencies, and it is expected to decrease the required the extraction force to perform as well as damages caused by the present procedure.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; dentistry; medical control systems; piezoelectric actuators; surgery; vibrations; dental extraction; extraction force; instrument design; instrument development; mechanical strength; multivibrational medical device; post-operative painful; rigid instruments; root removal; teeth removal; Dentistry; Elevators; Force; Instruments; Standards; Teeth; Vibrations; Tooth extraction; dental elevator; piezoelectric actuators;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Porto
DOI :
10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088841