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Indian Journal of Dental Education

Volume 16, Issue 3, July-September 2023, Pages 45-48

Case Report

Device for Assessment of Patient Compliance in Tropical Countries

Nikita Baheti1, Wasundhara Bhad2, Ketan Sisodia3, Riya Jain4

1Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, 4Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai 400001, Maharashtra, India, 2Professor and HOD, Department of Orthodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur 440003, Maharashtra, India, 3M tech, Department of VLSI and Nanotechnology, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur 440010, Maharashtra, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.16323.5

Abstract

Patient cooperation is of the utmost importance for the successful outcome of removable appliances in Dentistry. The objective measurement of the wear time of removable appliances is need of the hour. This article highlights the design and application of a low-cost electronic timing device suitable for tropical countries like India in the application of wear time recording for removable appliances in Dentistry.

Keywords : Wear time, Removable appliances, Sensors in Dentistry, Patient compliance.

Corresponding Author : Nikita Baheti