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JP2021119960A
JP2021119960A JP2020014436A JP2020014436A JP2021119960A JP 2021119960 A JP2021119960 A JP 2021119960A JP 2020014436 A JP2020014436 A JP 2020014436A JP 2020014436 A JP2020014436 A JP 2020014436A JP 2021119960 A JP2021119960 A JP 2021119960A
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Takahiro Okamoto
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To provide an oral function improvement instrument capable of more accurately measuring a tongue's movement and position.SOLUTION: An oral function improvement instrument 100 includes: at least one protrusion 110 formed, toward an oral cavity side, on a floor part of false teeth or mouthpiece to be mounted on the upper jaw side; and a pressure sensor disposed in the protrusion 110 to measure a tongue's movement and position. At least one pressure sensor is embedded in a floor part of false teeth or mouthpiece to be mounted on the upper jaw side. On the floor part, three protrusions 110, 120, 130 are formed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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本発明は、医療の分野に関し、特に詳しくは口腔内医療に関するものである。 The present invention relates to the medical field, and more particularly to oral medicine.

出願人は既に、口腔機能改善器具の1つとして嚥下機能回復用マウスピースを発明し、意匠登録も行っている。 The applicant has already invented a mouthpiece for recovering swallowing function as one of the oral function improving devices and has registered the design.

この嚥下機能回復用マウスピースとは、嚥下機能が低下した者に対して、その者の上顎側に取り付けることによって、嚥下機能の回復を図るためのマウスピースである。文献1にも示されている通り、意匠登録を受けようとする部分として示した位置に突起を設けることによって、その突起に自然と舌が接触し、舌が特定の位置(本来の位置)に無意識に誘導され、それに伴って嚥下機能が回復されるというものである。 This mouthpiece for recovering swallowing function is a mouthpiece for recovering swallowing function by attaching it to the upper jaw side of a person whose swallowing function has deteriorated. As shown in Document 1, by providing a protrusion at the position indicated as the part to be registered as a design, the tongue naturally comes into contact with the protrusion, and the tongue is placed at a specific position (original position). It is unconsciously induced and the swallowing function is restored accordingly.

意匠登録第1566122号公報Design Registration No. 1566122

しかしながら、上記嚥下機能回復用マウスピースのみでは、舌を特定の位置に誘導することはできるものの、実際に装着した際の舌の動きや位置を測定することができず、患者に応じて対処療法的に突起の位置などを調整するしかなかった。また、舌の動きや位置データを他の治療に応用することもできなかった。 However, although the tongue can be guided to a specific position only with the above-mentioned mouthpiece for recovering swallowing function, it is not possible to measure the movement and position of the tongue when it is actually worn, and symptomatic treatment is performed according to the patient. There was no choice but to adjust the position of the protrusions. In addition, tongue movement and position data could not be applied to other treatments.

そこで本発明は、こういった問題点を解決するべくなされたものであって、舌の動きや位置をより正確に測定することができる口腔機能改善器具を提供する事をその課題としている。 Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an oral function improving device capable of more accurately measuring the movement and position of the tongue.

上記課題を解決するべく、本願発明は、上顎側に装着する入れ歯乃至はマウスピースの床部に、口腔内側に向かって少なくとも1つの突起を形成し、当該突起内に圧力センサを配置したことを特徴とする。 In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, at least one protrusion is formed toward the inside of the oral cavity on the floor of the denture or mouthpiece to be attached to the maxillary side, and the pressure sensor is arranged in the protrusion. It is a feature.

このように突起内のスペースを利用して圧力センサを配置することができるため、入れ歯やマウスピースの床部分を、圧力センサを配置する為に意図せずぶ厚く構成せざるを得ないという不都合を回避することが可能となっている。 Since the pressure sensor can be arranged by using the space in the protrusion in this way, there is an inconvenience that the floor portion of the denture and the mouthpiece must be unintentionally thickened in order to arrange the pressure sensor. It is possible to avoid it.

なお、圧力センサを配置する前提として、必ずしも突起が存在する必要はなく、上顎側に装着する入れ歯乃至はマウスピースの床部分に、直接的に少なくとも1つの圧力センサを内蔵するだけでも同様の効果は実現し得る。 As a premise for arranging the pressure sensor, the protrusion does not necessarily have to exist, and the same effect can be obtained by directly incorporating at least one pressure sensor in the denture or the floor of the mouthpiece to be attached to the upper jaw side. Can be realized.

本発明を適用することで、舌の動きや位置をより正確に測定することができる口腔機能改善器具を提供することができる。 By applying the present invention, it is possible to provide an oral function improving device capable of more accurately measuring the movement and position of the tongue.

本発明の実施形態の一例である口腔機能改善器具の全体斜視図である。It is an overall perspective view of the oral function improving apparatus which is an example of embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態の一例である口腔機能改善器具を装着した状態を示した断面図である。It is sectional drawing which showed the state which attached the oral function improving apparatus which is an example of embodiment of this invention.

以下、添付図面を参照しつつ、本発明の実施形態の一例である口腔機能改善器具100について説明を加える。なお、図面理解容易の為、各部の大きさや寸法を誇張して表現している部分があり、実際の製品と必ずしも一致しない部分があることを付記しておく。また各図面は符号の向きに見るものとし、当該向きを基本に上下左右、手前、奥と表現する。 Hereinafter, the oral function improving device 100, which is an example of the embodiment of the present invention, will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, for the sake of easy understanding of the drawings, some parts are exaggerated in size and dimensions, and some parts do not necessarily match the actual product. In addition, each drawing shall be viewed in the direction of the code, and based on that direction, it is expressed as up / down / left / right, front, and back.

〈口腔機能改善器具の構成〉
図1に示している通り、本発明の実施形態の一例として示した口腔機能改善器具100は、マウスピース様に構成されており、床部分102に3つの突起110、120、130が形成されている。当該突起110、120、130は、装着時、口腔内側に突出する。また、図示はしていないが、この突起110、120、130の中に圧力センサが内蔵されている。
<Composition of oral function improving device>
As shown in FIG. 1, the oral function improving device 100 shown as an example of the embodiment of the present invention is configured like a mouthpiece, and three protrusions 110, 120, 130 are formed on the floor portion 102. There is. The protrusions 110, 120, and 130 project to the inside of the oral cavity when worn. Although not shown, pressure sensors are built in the protrusions 110, 120, and 130.

なお、図面においては前後方向に3つの突起110、120、130が並んで形成されているが、この配置に限定されるものではない。 In the drawing, three protrusions 110, 120, and 130 are formed side by side in the front-rear direction, but the arrangement is not limited to this.

また、圧力センサが検知した圧力の情報は、例えば口腔機能改善器具100の中に情報記憶装置を設けたり、ワイヤレス通信で外部に情報を送信したり、有線接続によって外部の装置に情報を伝達する等種々の手法により情報を記録させることが可能な構成とされている。 Further, the pressure information detected by the pressure sensor is transmitted to an external device by, for example, providing an information storage device in the oral function improving device 100, transmitting the information to the outside by wireless communication, or transmitting the information to the external device by a wired connection. It is configured so that information can be recorded by various methods such as.

〈口腔機能改善器具の作用・機能〉
嚥下機能が低下した患者などの上顎に、図2として示したように口腔機能改善器具100を装着する。口腔機能改善器具100の床部分102には、口腔内側に向かって突起110、120、130が形成されているため、舌18がこれら突起に触れることにより、舌18が正常な位置へと誘導される。
<Action / function of oral function improving device>
As shown in FIG. 2, the oral function improving device 100 is attached to the upper jaw of a patient or the like whose swallowing function has deteriorated. Since protrusions 110, 120, and 130 are formed on the floor portion 102 of the oral function improving device 100 toward the inside of the oral cavity, the tongue 18 is guided to a normal position by touching these protrusions. NS.

また、突起110、120、130内に配置される圧力センサにより、舌18がどの位置にあってどのように動いているのか、更にどのような強さ(圧力)で突起110、120、130に接触しているのか等のデータを入手することができる。 Further, by the pressure sensor arranged in the protrusions 110, 120, 130, the position of the tongue 18 and how it is moving, and the strength (pressure) of the tongue 18 on the protrusions 110, 120, 130. Data such as whether they are in contact can be obtained.

これらのデータを解析することによって、舌18の動き等に関する個人の癖や突起110、120、130自体の効果、突起110、120、130の最適位置や最適高さ等を予想することが可能となる。 By analyzing these data, it is possible to predict individual habits related to the movement of the tongue 18, the effects of the protrusions 110, 120, 130 themselves, the optimum positions and heights of the protrusions 110, 120, 130, etc. Become.

〈その他の構成例〉
上記では、口腔機能改善器具がマウスピースとして構成されていたがこれに限られない。例えば「入れ歯」として構成することも可能である。この時、圧力センサを歯の下(義歯と歯茎の間)に配置すれば、個々の歯に掛かる咬合圧を測定することが可能となる。
<Other configuration examples>
In the above, the oral function improving device was configured as a mouthpiece, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be configured as a "denture". At this time, if the pressure sensor is placed under the tooth (between the denture and the gum), the occlusal pressure applied to each tooth can be measured.

また上記では、圧力センサは突起の中に配置されていたがこれに限定されない。 Further, in the above, the pressure sensor is arranged in the protrusion, but the pressure sensor is not limited to this.

10・・・上唇
12・・・下唇
14・・・上顎側歯茎
16・・・下顎側歯茎
18・・・舌
100・・・口腔機能改善器具
102・・・床部分
110、120、130・・・突起
10 ... Upper lip 12 ... Lower lip 14 ... Upper jaw side gum 16 ... Lower jaw side gum 18 ... Tongue 100 ... Oral function improving device 102 ... Floor part 110, 120, 130 ... ··protrude

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上顎側に装着する入れ歯乃至はマウスピースの床部に、口腔内側に向かって少なくとも1つの突起を形成し、
当該突起内に圧力センサを配置した
ことを特徴とする口腔機能改善器具。
At least one protrusion toward the inside of the oral cavity is formed on the floor of the denture or mouthpiece to be attached to the maxillary side.
An oral function improving device characterized in that a pressure sensor is placed in the protrusion.
上顎側に装着する入れ歯乃至はマウスピースの床部分に、少なくとも1つの圧力センサを内蔵した、
ことを特徴とする口腔機能改善器具。
At least one pressure sensor is built in the floor of the denture or mouthpiece to be attached to the maxillary side.
An oral function improving device characterized by this.
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JPH07140024A (en) * 1993-11-18 1995-06-02 Masafumi Matsumura Vertical-stress-distribution measuring device for tongue-palate contact surface
JP2010273840A (en) * 2009-05-28 2010-12-09 Nitta Ind Corp Tongue pressure sensor
US20110114100A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-05-19 Ramiro Michael Alvarez P3 Personal Power and Performance Mouthpiece
JP2012232065A (en) * 2011-05-09 2012-11-29 Iwate Univ Estimation method of stomatognathic motion state and estimation apparatus of stomatognathic motion state
WO2013085038A1 (en) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 国立大学法人東京大学 Oral cavity sensor
JP2015144695A (en) * 2014-02-02 2015-08-13 キープ・アップ株式会社 Device for measuring oral cavity-related pressure
JP1566122S (en) * 2016-02-17 2016-12-26

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JPH07140024A (en) * 1993-11-18 1995-06-02 Masafumi Matsumura Vertical-stress-distribution measuring device for tongue-palate contact surface
JP2010273840A (en) * 2009-05-28 2010-12-09 Nitta Ind Corp Tongue pressure sensor
US20110114100A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-05-19 Ramiro Michael Alvarez P3 Personal Power and Performance Mouthpiece
JP2012232065A (en) * 2011-05-09 2012-11-29 Iwate Univ Estimation method of stomatognathic motion state and estimation apparatus of stomatognathic motion state
WO2013085038A1 (en) * 2011-12-09 2013-06-13 国立大学法人東京大学 Oral cavity sensor
JP2015144695A (en) * 2014-02-02 2015-08-13 キープ・アップ株式会社 Device for measuring oral cavity-related pressure
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