The National Science Foundation awarded a $254,360 Project Grant to Quiver Dental, Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a diagnostic device to measure dental implant stability. The one-year award running from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023 aims to complete proof-of-concept demonstration of a reliable and accurate device using vibrational technology to quantify the degree of motion and stability between a dental implant and surrounding bone. The proposed system seeks to provide controlled forces to implants to sense angular stiffness at the gum line as an indicator of bond stability, along with a clip-on sensor unit and mechanics-based model to calculate stability. Project activities will include developing a prototype design validated on in vitro mandible models to provide dentists a low-cost, temporary method for quantitatively assessing the estimated 27 million dental implants placed globally each year which currently have a 10-15% failure rate.
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