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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2022
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Temple University—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Geelsu Hwang, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Hye-Eun Kim, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jonathan Korostoff, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Albert Kim, Philadelphia, PA (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Smart dental implant systems and methods for ambulatory dental care are provided. In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter includes a crown, adapted to mimic a patient's anatomy and location of the smart dental implant system. The crown can include piezoelectric nanoparticles, disposed on a surface of the crown and adapted to generate electricity from a patient's oral motion. In some embodiments, the disclosed subject matter includes an abutment, coupled to the crown. The abutment can include an energy harvesting circuit, operationally coupled to the piezoelectric nanoparticles and adapted to harvest the electricity, and a micro LED array, operationally coupled to the energy harvesting circuit and adapted to photobiomodulate surrounding peri-implant soft tissue.