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- Title
Intraoral conversion of occlusal force to electricity and magnetism by biting of piezoelectric elements.
- Authors
KAMEDA, Takashi; OHKUMA, vKazuo; SANO, Natsuki; OGURA, Hideo; TERADA, Kazuto
- 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 A 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.
- Subjects
OCCLUSAL adjustment; ELECTRICITY; MAGNETISM; PIEZOELECTRIC materials; ULTRASONIC imaging; IN vitro studies; BIMORPHS; LEAD zirconate titanate
- Publication
Dental Materials Journal, 2012, Vol 31, Issue 6, p1001
- ISSN
0287-4547
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4012/dmj.2012-123