A Smart Device for Salivary Stimulation - Comparison Between Chemical and Electrical Stimuli

Smart medical devices improve oral health. This paper presents a comparison between two protocols for measuring salivary stimulation. First protocol uses unstimulated and chemical stimulated saliva. The second one uses an electrical stimulated saliva through a medical device - SaliPen - transformed into an intelligent one. The intelligent SaliPen was integrated into the ACESO platform - that combines e-health and oral devices. Results shown that electrical stimulation increases less the salivary flow with longer lasting results.