BiteStrip

The BiteStrip is a miniature but complete sleep EMG (electromyography) monitor, including two pre-gelled EMG electrodes, an amplifier, a micro-processor-based real time data acquisition and analysis hardware and software, and a permanent chemical display unit.

The entire system is integrated on a small piece of lightweight plastic film attached to the user’s cheek.

By analyzing the jaw muscles’ EMG waveforms in real time during the night and presenting the result on the built-in display, the device doesn’t need a large data memory, and the downloading and analysis phases, common to all current sleep recorders, are eliminated.

Test results indicate the number of Bruxing events detected per hour of sleep (Bruxing index or BI). This indication appears as permanent color markers encoded onto the electrochemical display for easy reading.

The device itself can serve as the medical record of the test. Self-test markers indicate technical and clinical validity of the study.

Below are the results of the BiteStrip and a formal EMG study recorded simultaneously. The graph displays a 60 second segment of the study. The threshold lines represent the individual baseline required to activate the study. The BiteStrip output (shown at top) is an identical match to the output generated by the electromyography equipment in the lab (EMG readings shown in center).

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BiteStrip Benefits:

Bruxism can destroy costly dental work and significantly delay treatment time. BiteStrip helps to prevent patient follow-up problems by identifying Bruxers and ranking their level of Bruxing.

The BiteStrip is destined to become a regular part of a dental practice. Some of it’s many uses are:

• Convincing a patient the he or she is a Bruxer. With so many unaware that it takes place, the BiteStrip is an inexpensive way to provide proof.

• For patients with teeth that are not aligned properly, Bruxism may be present. This may be treatable by realigning the teeth.

• Identifying Bruxism in restorative care patients can save money and rework.

• TMJ patients may have pain caused in part by Bruxing. BiteStrip can help screen those patients.