Clinical application of assessment devices for the risk of dental caries with ultrasonic haptic sensor technology

早期龋病的临床诊断对促进口腔健康和预防龋病具有重要意义。为了开发包括初始龋区在内的牙面状况诊断设备，我们利用触觉传感器超声技术对硬组织进行超声矿化测量系统。在超声矿化测量系统的临床使用中，需要使用热保护装置来稳定读数，这对传感振荡器的热位移有敏感的影响。此外，针对大规模口腔健康检查的数据管理，开发了牙表输入法系统。由此，建立了龋病风险评价体系。

Clinical diagnosis of initial regions of dental caries is important for oral health promotion and prevention of dental caries. To development of diagnostic devices of tooth surfaces condition, including the initial caries regions, we utilized the ultrasonic mineralization measurement system of hard tissues with ultrasonic technology of haptic sensor. In the clinical use of the ultrasonic mineralization measurement system, the thermal protective equipment was needed for the stabilization of readout, which was sensitively influent to the thermal shift of the sensing oscillator. Furthermore, for the data management of mass oral health check-up, the dental chart input method system was developed. Thus, the evaluation system of caries risk assessment was established.