Abstract: There is described an electrode assembly for passing electrical current through at least part of a tooth, the assembly comprising: an electrode holder; and a plurality of resilient projecting elements coupled to the holder, each element comprising one or more electrodes, the assembly being arranged in use such that when the assembly is positioned adjacent a tooth, the electrodes contact respective parts of at least one surface of the tooth. The assembly is preferably for use in A.C. impedance spectroscopy for caries detection and monitoring.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 30, 2005
Publication date:
November 13, 2008
Applicant:
IDMOS PLC
Inventors:
Nigel Berry Pitts, Christopher Longbottom, Przemyslaw Los