title: Intraoral conversion of occlusal force to electricity and magnetism by biting of piezoelectric elements.
abstract: Very weak electrical, magnetic and ultrasound signal stimulations are known to promote the formation, metabolism, restoration and stability of bone and surrounding tissues after treatment and operations. We have therefore investigated the possibility of intraoral generation of electricity and magnetism by occlusal force in an in vitro study. Biting bimorph piezoelectric elements with lead zirconate titanate (PZT) using dental models generated appropriate magnetism for bone formation, i. e. 0.5-0.6 gauss, and lower electric currents and higher voltages, i. e. 2.0-6.0 μA at 10-22 V (appropriate levels are 30 μA and 1.25 V), as observed by a universal testing machine. The electric currents and voltages could be changed using amplifier circuits. These results show that intraoral generation of electricity and magnetism is possible and could provide post-operative stabilization and activation of treated areas of bone and the surrounding tissues directly and/or indirectly by electrical, magnetic and ultrasound stimulation, which could accelerate healing.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Orthodontics, Nippon Dental University School of Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamaura-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata 951-8580, Japan. tkameda@ngt.ndu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohkuma
authors.forename: Natsuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Kazuto
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Terada
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D001732:Bite Force; D004560:Electricity; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D007854:Lead; D008280:Magnetics; D003765:Models, Dental; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis; D014025:Titanium; D014465:Ultrasonics; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: C065536:lead titanate zirconate; D007854:Lead; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium