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NOVEL METHOD OF DENTAL ANESTHIA

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 55
Amount: $125,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
P.O. Box G 5680 Central Avenue
Boulder, CO 80306
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 Dean P. Stull
Phone: (303) 443-4662
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

SELECTIVE APPLIATION OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION (TENS) FOR PAIN CONTROL HOLDS PROMISE IN THE AREA OF DENTAL ANESTHESIA. APPLICATION OF A NOVEL CARBON FIBER ELECTRODE WITH A SOPHISTICATED YET SIMPLE CONTROL UNIT, WILL LEAD TO AFFECTIVE PAIN CONTROL IN DENTAL APPLICATIONS. MECHANICAL AND ADHESIVE ELECTRODE ATTACHMENT TECHIQUES WILL BE INVESTIGATED. A NEW POLYACRYLAMIDE\SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE, WATER ACTUATED ADHESIVE WILL BE INVESTIGATED. ELECTRICAL WAVE FORMS AND IMPEDENCE LEVELS WILL BE REVIEWED, AND THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEVELS IDENTIFIED. LIMITED CLINICAL STUDIES WILL XONFIRM THE AFFECTIVENESS OF THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARAMETER FOR PAIN CONTROL. WORKING MODELS WILL BE PRODUCED.

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