New Sensored Dentures on the Deck!
Dr. Teeth 25 May, 2008
(2) Comment Scientists have developed dentures fitted with sensors to reveal the tongue’s hidden movement during speech. 
The sensor dentures record pressure exerted by the tongue which could enable researchers in Grenoble, France, to minimalise the speech interference of false teeth and braces, reports New Scientist.
The team claims it’s very difficult for them to know how much pressure is exerted by the tongue on the teeth while producing some speech, for example when making a ‘T’ sound.
Earlier, such measurement required the researchers to stick sensors to people’s teeth, or embedding them into an artificial palate, which actually hampered the normal functioning of the tongue.
But, to avert this problem, the French team opted to hide their sensors inside dentures made for 20 volunteers who had already lost their teeth.
They specifically designed individual devices for each patient, having one or two sensors embedded inside.
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Prosthodontist
Dr. Teeth 25 November, 2007
(1) Comment If maintained well and an individual does not have a genetic predisposition towards some major dental problem, teeth can last a lifetime. But this is not always true. Human being tend to lose a few teeth at some point of time in life and a significant number lose all their teeth in advancing middle age.
A PROSTHODONTIST is a specialist in replacing missing teeth. The large majority of cases requiring either full dentures or partially missing teeth can be treated by general dentists. A PROSTHODONTIST is usually required for the specifically difficult cases of full dentures and complex rehablitation of even partial replacements.
A PROSTHODONTIST is of immense value in planning such cases and working out proper designs which will last a life time. Replacements can be fixed or removable. Fixed replacements are generally termed as bridges. Bridges take support of existing teeth and replace missing teeth. If natural teeth do not exist on either side of the missing teeth, a bridge cannot be made and the standard alternative is to make a removable partial denture.
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