Intraoral Microelectronics for Hydration Monitoring in Dental Hygiene

Investigating Continuous Long-term Measurements with Capacitance-based Methods

Bachelor Thesis (2025)
Author(s)

J.T. Bonke (TU Delft - Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science)

Contributor(s)

P. Pawelczak – Mentor (TU Delft - Embedded Systems)

V.K.P. Dsouza – Mentor (TU Delft - Embedded Systems)

J.A. Pouwelse – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Data-Intensive Systems)

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Publication Year
2025
Language
English
Graduation Date
01-07-2025
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Project
CSE3000 Research Project
Programme
Computer Science and Engineering
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Abstract

In the domain of intraoral hydration sensing to monitor oral health, there is sparse research on continuous capacitive sensing. Most devices can only perform a single point of measurement, making it unsuitable for wearing long-term. This paper aims to research the possibility of expanding the Densor developed by Dsouza et al. [4], with a capacitive sensor to measure hydration in the mouth, by testing it on NaCl-demineralised water solutions. The obtained data does not yet show any strong correlation between salt values and measured values, suggesting the sensor might not be suitable for this purpose, but the data is yet insufficient to draw any definite conclusions.

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