# Oral Habit Trackers The Sensor-Embedded Tooth Shames People Who Eat or Smoke Too Much By Meghan Young | Published 2013-07-31 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sensorembedded-tooth References: [dvice](http://www.dvice.com/2013-7-29/tooth-sensor-shames-you-smoking-or-eating-too-much) & [mll.csie.ntu.edu.tw](http://mll.csie.ntu.edu.tw/papers/TeethProbeISWC.pdf) Keeping track of vices such as eating too much and smoking may become a lot easier thanks to the sensor-embedded tooth. Although it is still in the testing rounds, it is a smart monitor that monitors oral habits. The sensor-embedded tooth would then theoretically transmit its data to the person's dentist so that he or she has a better understanding of his or her patient. Developed by scientists at the National Taiwan University in Taipei (Cheng-Yuan Li, Yen-Chang Chen, Wei-Ju Chen, Polly Huang and Hao-hua Chu), the sensor-embedded tooth recognizes the difference between eating, speaking, coughing, smoking, drinking, and breathing. According to Dvice, the sensor-embedded tooth will not only send reports to dentists and doctors, but also call people out on their bad oral habits. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smart Oral Habit Trackers:** The sensor-embedded tooth provides real-time monitoring and data transmission, revolutionizing oral health management. - **Digital Health Monitoring:** Sensor-embedded dental technology enables comprehensive tracking of personal habits, leading to improved patient understanding. - **Personalized Feedback Technology:** The sensor-embedded tooth offers real-time feedback and accountability, empowering individuals to make healthier choices. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Dental Technology:** The sensor-embedded tooth disrupts the dental industry by introducing advanced monitoring and communication capabilities. - **Digital Health:** The development of sensor-embedded dental devices opens up opportunities for innovation in the digital health sector, particularly in personalized healthcare solutions. - **Wellness Wearables:** The sensor-embedded tooth serves as a potential disruptive innovation in the wellness wearables industry, offering new ways to monitor and improve personal habits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Performance Tracking Mouth Guards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orb-innovations.md) - [Biometric Smart Mouthguards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-mouthguards.md) - [AI-Powered Dental Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-dental-camera.md) - [Nicotine-Detecting Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/skinworn-sensor.md) - [Behavioural Habit Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackhands.md) - [Lasting AI-Powered E-Toothbrushes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aipowered-etoothbrush.md) - [AI-Equipped Gum Health Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gum-health1.md) - [App-Connected Mouth Guards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orb-smartguard.md) - [Self-Sanitizing Toothbrushes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultim8-smartbrush-system.md)