I-Corps: Full Arch Device for a Comprehensive Dental Hygiene Routine

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是，拟议的设备将颠覆牙科行业。这种新型的口腔卫生设备最终将取代刷牙的需要。最初的市场将是美国成年患者的牙科植入物和假肢。随着流行病学数据预测老年人口的扩大，该装置将有利于特别是缺乏成本效益和高质量口腔卫生保健的老年人口。如果成功，设想的设备将是一个高影响力的创新，彻底改变个性化口腔卫生护理，提高护理的标准和质量。这个I-Corps项目的基础是开发一种新型的综合口腔卫生设备，该设备利用流体动力学和使用光疗的卫生处理背后的科学。流体喷射将被用于一次性瞄准牙齿的高危区域。设想的装置将显著提高基于液体的斑块清创的有效性。此外，通过结合一种新型的光敏液体，该系统将完全消毒口腔的所有区域，简化牙齿卫生程序。该设备挑战了现有的口腔健康模式，即机械作用是最有效的菌斑和食物碎屑清创模式。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is that the proposed device will disrupt the dental industry. This novel oral hygiene device will ultimately replace the need to brush teeth. The initial market will be dental implants and prosthetics in adult patients in the United States. With epidemiological data projecting an expanding elderly population, this device will be beneficial for geriatric populations that especially lack access to cost-effective and quality oral health care. If successful, the envisioned device will be a high-impact innovation that revolutionizes personalized oral hygiene care and heightens the standards and quality of care.This I-Corps project is based on the development of a novel comprehensive oral hygiene device that capitalizes on the science behind fluid dynamics and sanitization using light therapy. Fluid jet will be used to target high-risk dental areas at once. The envisioned device will significantly enhance the effectiveness of fluid-based plaque debridement. Furthermore, by incorporating a novel light-sensitive fluid, the system will completely disinfect all areas of the mouth to simplify the dental hygiene routine. This device challenges the existing oral health paradigm that mechanical action is the most effective mode of plaque and food debris debridement.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.