You can’t stop progress, especially in health. While medical research is advancing once morest neurological and infectious diseases or even once morest cancer, it is also progressing in the dental field. In the United States, a company has thus developed a special sensor, which is fixed on a tooth, and allows by analyzing saliva to detect diseases and make health checks much more complete than by a simple blood test, relays the BFM site.
The saliva diagnostic device from Lura Health, the company in question, comes in the form of a small chip, which attaches to a molar like a dental cleat, or with a small ring that encircles the tooth, or still, as in orthodontic treatment, is held in place by aligners.
Style – Aesthetics of dental hygieneThe microchip is equipped with a long-lasting battery and is connected by Bluetooth to the patient’s device. If an illness or other health problem occurs, an alert is sent and the patient can then see the urgency of the situation and consult a health professional.
Saliva, more precious than blood?
On its website, Lura Health claims that saliva can “test more than 1,000 health problems”. And to add: “Health professionals even consider saliva as the new blood of health diagnoses. »
Before his chip
