Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 29, 2024 - June 01, 2024
To prevent dental caries and periodontal disease, brushing the teeth continuously over the long term is crucial so that plaque on the teeth can be removed as much as possible and gum massage with the toothbrush can be performed. To evaluate whether brushing is being performed correctly, it is necessary to assess the movement of the toothbrush and the contact force. Therefore, we have developed a toothbrushing evaluation system that measures the toothbrushing motion and its force. In this work, we implemented a function that visualizes the toothbrushes according to their contact force, and we conducted experiments using artificial plaque removal on dental models to examine the usability of this function.
