Interactive toothbrushing education by a smart toothbrush system via 3D visualization.
The very first step for keeping good dental hygiene is to employ the correct toothbrushing style. Due to the possible occurrence of periodontal disease at an early age, it is critical to begin correct toothbrushing patterns as early as possible. With this aim, we proposed a novel toothbrush monitoring and training system to interactively educate on toothbrushing behavior in terms of the correct brushing motion and grip axis orientation. Our intelligent toothbrush monitoring system first senses a user's brushing pattern by analyzing the waveforms acquired from a built-in accelerometer and magnetic sensor. To discern the inappropriate toothbrushing style, a real-time interactive three dimensional display system, based on an OpenGL 3D surface rendering scheme, is applied to visualize a subject's brushing patterns and subsequently advise on the correct brushing method.
Kim
Kyeong-Seop
KS
School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Konkuk University, Chungju, Republic of Korea. kyeong@kku.ac.kr
Yoon
Tae-Ho
TH
Lee
Jeong-Whan
JW
Kim
Dong-Jun
DJ
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface