The Development of Sensing Architecture for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Clinical Simulator Kit

Abstract

This paper presents the development of sensing architecture for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block (IANB) clinical simulator kit. The ultimate objective of this project is to emulate the environment of anaesthesia administration on an IANB which considers the integration of 3D printing technology and internet of things (IoT) concept. The 3D model of a lower jaw is obtained through Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) data via dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) on a patient. The obtained model is further refined to facilitate the integration of the electronic circuit by utilization of a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) software package. The printed model is then integrated with a sensing mechanism to provide real-time data feedback during simulation of local anaesthesia administration training. From the validation results, it shows that the prototype able to give real-time data feedback and display the results on the user interface.