Systems and methods for intra-oral diagnosis
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for intra-orally diagnosing a body condition.
1. A dental appliance, comprising:
an appliance body;
a sensor attached to the appliance body configured for intra-orally diagnosing a body condition while the dental appliance is within an oral cavity, where the sensor detects the body condition based on an interaction between a first chemical compound and a second chemical compound; and
a processor located on the appliance body configured for providing a diagnosis that is based on the body condition.
2. The appliance of claim 1 , where at least a portion of the sensor is made from the first chemical compound.
3. The appliance of claim 1 , where the sensor is designed to detect a body condition that is a chemical reaction.
4. The appliance of claim 1 , where the sensor is designed to detect a body condition that is a chemical reaction, where at least a portion of the sensor is formed from a first chemical compound, and where the chemical reaction is caused by a reaction to a second chemical compound.
5. The appliance of claim 1 , where the sensor is designed to detect a body condition that is a chemical reaction, where at least a portion of the sensor is formed from a first chemical compound, and where the chemical reaction is caused by a reaction to a second chemical compound that is produced when a particular malady is present in the body.
6. The appliance of claim 1 , where the sensor is designed to detect an interaction between two chemicals.
7. The appliance of claim 1 , where a sensitivity of the sensor is focused on a characteristic that may change in the body.
8. The appliance of claim 1 , where a sensitivity of the sensor is focused on identifying whether a quantity of a byproduct that may be produced in the body is above a threshold level.
9. The appliance of claim 1 , where the sensor can change color.
10. A dental system, comprising:
an appliance body;
a processor provided on the appliance body;
a sensor attached to the appliance body configured for intra-orally diagnosing a body condition while the dental appliance is within an oral cavity, providing a diagnosis using the processor; and
where the sensor detects the body condition based on a chemical reaction between a first chemical compound and a second chemical compound and where the chemical reaction can be sensed by the sensor and a signal can be generated that can be provided to the processor.
11. The system of claim 10 , where the processor is on the appliance.
12. The system of claim 10 , where the signal can be processed by the processor to develop a diagnosis of a medical condition on the appliance.
13. The system of claim 12 , where the appliance includes a delivery mechanism for administering medication based upon the diagnosed condition.
14. The system of claim 12 , where the appliance includes a transmitting mechanism for transmitting the diagnosis to a remote computing device for review by one or more treatment professionals.
15. The system of claim 12 , where the appliance includes a transmitting mechanism for transmitting the diagnosis to a remote computing device for storage of the diagnosis.
16. A method for intra-orally diagnosing a body condition, comprising:
attaching a sensor to an oral structure;
attaching a processor to the oral structure; and
detecting the body condition based on a chemical reaction between a first chemical compound and a second chemical compound while the dental appliance is within an oral cavity, providing a diagnosis using the processor located on the oral structure.