I want cyborg teeth. Help?
January 5, 2012 3:42 AM Subscribe
What electronic devices could I have implanted in my teeth, next month?
I'm sure you've heard of the reports out of an Iran that an alleged CIA spy had "hearing devices" implanted in her teeth.
Report: US Woman, Hall Talayan, Arrested in Iran for Spying
The executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., says he's never heard of devices implanted in teeth, which I find hard to believe. What is he hiding?? (I'm kidding, I think. See the links below for proof the Spy Museum is either not as knowledgeable as he claims to be or is in fact lying.)
Can you put spying equipment in someone's teeth? | FP Passport
But, ten years ago, MIT Media Lab displayed a prototype bluetooth headset built into a tooth:
Excuse Me, Is Your Tooth Ringing?
A national television show aired an inventor's presentation of his jaw-implanted bluetooth headset:
TechEBlog » Bluetooth Implant Technology Pitched on ABC's Shark Tank (video here)
And there's a new patent for a medical diagnostic device implanted in teeth:
Nanotechnology Now - News Story: "Cyborg Teeth"
You might also have seen Leonardo DiCaprio's character pry a blood diamond out of a hidden tooth compartment in the film of the same name.
I happen to have a titanium dental implant (screwed into the lower jaw), a bridge, and multiple crowns. I also happen to own a tiny "hearing device" that fits invisibly inside the ear canal, well small enough to fit in a bridge, if not a crown. (Imagine what you could fit in a whole set of dentures.)
I don't know if you'll remember this, but there were articles a few years ago (maybe as long as ten years ago) about sub-aural headsets that work by vibrating the jawbone. I'm pretty sure teeth were mentioned in at least one of the articles I read, but I can't find any now. As far as I know, the product never materialized.
Cybernetic dental implants are more than theoretically possible, and I want to get one. Help me continue my research and identify a viable device to have implanted?
I'm sure you've heard of the reports out of an Iran that an alleged CIA spy had "hearing devices" implanted in her teeth.
Report: US Woman, Hall Talayan, Arrested in Iran for Spying
The executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., says he's never heard of devices implanted in teeth, which I find hard to believe. What is he hiding?? (I'm kidding, I think. See the links below for proof the Spy Museum is either not as knowledgeable as he claims to be or is in fact lying.)
Can you put spying equipment in someone's teeth? | FP Passport
But, ten years ago, MIT Media Lab displayed a prototype bluetooth headset built into a tooth:
Excuse Me, Is Your Tooth Ringing?
A national television show aired an inventor's presentation of his jaw-implanted bluetooth headset:
TechEBlog » Bluetooth Implant Technology Pitched on ABC's Shark Tank (video here)
And there's a new patent for a medical diagnostic device implanted in teeth:
Nanotechnology Now - News Story: "Cyborg Teeth"
You might also have seen Leonardo DiCaprio's character pry a blood diamond out of a hidden tooth compartment in the film of the same name.
I happen to have a titanium dental implant (screwed into the lower jaw), a bridge, and multiple crowns. I also happen to own a tiny "hearing device" that fits invisibly inside the ear canal, well small enough to fit in a bridge, if not a crown. (Imagine what you could fit in a whole set of dentures.)
I don't know if you'll remember this, but there were articles a few years ago (maybe as long as ten years ago) about sub-aural headsets that work by vibrating the jawbone. I'm pretty sure teeth were mentioned in at least one of the articles I read, but I can't find any now. As far as I know, the product never materialized.
Cybernetic dental implants are more than theoretically possible, and I want to get one. Help me continue my research and identify a viable device to have implanted?
Not ready for next month, but keep an eye on Sonitus Medical: "Our SoundBite™ prosthetic device is the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing solution that relies on bone conduction to imperceptibly transmit sound via the teeth. Currently FDA cleared for the treatment of single sided deafness and conductive hearing loss, the SoundBite system has intended future indications for hearing disorders such as mixed hearing loss and tinnitus, as well as consumer and covert communications."
Right now, you can get an RFID chip in your tooth with I-DENT-IFIED.
posted by Houstonian at 4:43 AM on January 5, 2012
Right now, you can get an RFID chip in your tooth with I-DENT-IFIED.
posted by Houstonian at 4:43 AM on January 5, 2012
While normally being the basis of an April Fools jokes, there's always that potential of literal Bluetooth becoming a possibilty with our current capabilities. But this got me thinking....while it would be cool to have cyborg teeth with LEDs, bluetooth storage, phone, etc....the trick for engineers will be designing electronics that can hold up to the environment without potentially becoming toxic (power sources, enamels, etc).
posted by samsara at 5:58 AM on January 5, 2012
posted by samsara at 5:58 AM on January 5, 2012
Response by poster: I got a response back from Sonitus Medical.
"To answer your question...SoundBite cannot receive audio from a cell phone or other transmitter. The maximum range of the behind-ear audio transmitter is 10 inches or greater."
No response yet from Kevin Warwick. He probably gets a lot of emails like this.
posted by American Christmas Devil at 7:12 PM on January 6, 2012
"To answer your question...SoundBite cannot receive audio from a cell phone or other transmitter. The maximum range of the behind-ear audio transmitter is 10 inches or greater."
No response yet from Kevin Warwick. He probably gets a lot of emails like this.
posted by American Christmas Devil at 7:12 PM on January 6, 2012
Response by poster: BoingBoing just posted about a remote control implanted in what looks like a dental plate:
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/24/tongue-piercing-steers-wheelch.html
posted by American Christmas Devil at 5:13 PM on February 25, 2012
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/24/tongue-piercing-steers-wheelch.html
posted by American Christmas Devil at 5:13 PM on February 25, 2012
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posted by Dr Dracator at 4:28 AM on January 5, 2012