Archive from the Fall 2001 semester.

Mouthguard for Bruxism

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Table of Contents

• Project Overview.
• Project Status.
• Project Timeline.
• Presentations and Reports.
• Contact Information.

Project Overview

Problem Statement: The goal of this project is to design a mouth guard that will detect the teeth grinding of a patient during sleep. The device should provide a stimulus to the patient causing him to unclench his teeth.

Team Members: Kathleen Agard, Jackie Gerhart, Matt Harris, Carla Maas, Darcee Nelson, Julie Sauer, Tracy Stefonek

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Project Status

12/15 Finished for the semester.

Progress Report Archive.

Progress Reports of Large Group
Week 1: 9/7/01 - 9/11/01
Week 7
(no week 8)
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
(no week 12)
Week 13
Week 14

Progress Reports of Sub-groups
Darcee and Jackie
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

Matt and Tracy
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

Carla, Julie, and Kathleen
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

Other Class Material

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Project Timeline

9/14 - 9/20 Meet with client, begin research in partners
9/21 - 10/4 Continue research, brainstorming, and develop PDS
10/5 - 10/11 Finalize project solution, prepare paper and mid-semester presentation
10/19 Mid-semester presentations
10/29 - 10/26 Form large group and decide on final design
10/27 - 11/29 Work on final design
11/30 - 12/13 Final presentation and paper
12/14 Final presentations
12/17 - 12/23 Final meeting with advisor

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Presentations and Reports

Darcee and Jackie
PDF midsemester paper (225 KB)
Zipped PowerPoint midsemester presentation (869 KB)

Matt and Tracy
PDF midsemester paper (61 KB)
Zipped PowerPoint midsemester presentation (2.4 MB)

Carla, Julie, and Kathleen
PDF midsemester paper (192 KB)
Zipped PowerPoint midsemester presentation (616 KB)

Large Group FINAL
PDF Final Paper (600 KB)
Zipped PowerPoint Presentation (2.6 MB) -poster was based from this
Picture of our poster (coming soon)

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Contact Information

Group Members:
Kathleen Agard - communications
Jackie Gerhart
Matt Harris - BWIG, BSAC
Carla Maas -BWIG
Darcee Nelson - team leader
Julie Sauer
Tracy Stefonek -BWIG

Advisor: Professor John Webster
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Wisconsin
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1691
phone: 608-263-1574
email: webster@engr.wisc.edu

Client: Michael L. Conforti, D.V.M.
Research Health Scientist
Department of Surgery
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
H4/310 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-3236
phone: 608-263-3839
email: conforti@surgery.wisc.edu

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