In its current form, the stretchable device would be attached to a dental retainer worn on the roof of the mouth. The data gathered by the sensor is sent to a corresponding app on the wearer’s smartphone. Going forward, the researchers hope to be able to minimize the device to the point that it could one day be simply laminated onto a tooth.
“The intraoral electronics can measure the amount of sodium from food intake on a daily basis, which is used to control someone’s eating behavior directly related to diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity,” Dr. Woonhong Yeo, a researcher at the lab, told Digital Trends.