I-Corps: Anti-Fogging Dental Mirror

I-Corps：防雾牙科镜

• 批准号: 2301393
• 负责人: Marie Latortue
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2301393&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Anti; Fogging; Dental; Mirror

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of modified dental mirrors. These mirrors are a critical tool used in the dental industry and are used for a range of purposes from routine cleaning to diagnosis to surgical preparation. Maintaining good visibility within the mouth is critical for these purposes. The temperature difference between the mouth and the mirror surface leads to fogging. This technology improves the visibility of tooth decay in patients to improve oral health through an anti-fogging dental mirror. This project has the potential to enhance student clinical research skills by exposing them to a wide variety of patient-oriented research. This project could offer a variety of didactic learning opportunities and in-house case presentations that are relevant to patient-oriented research.This I-Corps project is based on the development of a dental mirror design with a heating element to heat the surface of the dental mirror and a device to maintain operability after autoclave sterilization, critical for an intraoral application. The heating element consists of a mirror with the nichrome heating element, and a thermistor. The air flow cleansing mechanism uses an air regulator and air compressor to create controlled air flow and pressure to blow moisture away from the mirror surface. Rotation-induced cleansing uses a high-speed rotating mechanism to push condensation towards the edges of the mirror.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是修改后的牙齿镜子的发展。这些镜子是牙科行业中使用的关键工具，用于从常规清洁到诊断再到手术准备的一系列目的。在口腔内保持良好的视野对于这些目的至关重要。嘴和镜面之间的温度差会导致雾气。这项技术改善了患者通过抗毒性牙齿镜改善口腔健康的牙齿衰减的可见性。该项目有可能通过将学生暴露于各种以患者为导向的研究中来提高学生的临床研究技能。该项目可以提供与以患者为导向的研究相关的各种教学学习机会和内部案例演示。此I-Corps项目基于具有牙齿镜设计的开发，该设计具有带有加热元件的牙科镜面设计牙齿镜和通压灭菌后保持可操作性的设备，对于口腔内应用至关重要。加热元件由带有壁画加热元件的镜子和热敏电阻组成。空气流清洁机构使用空气调节器和空气压缩机产生受控的空气流量和压力，使水分从镜面吹走。旋转引起的清洁使用高速旋转机制将凝结推向了镜子的边缘。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并且使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估标准，被认为值得通过评估来提供支持。