A tiny sensor on your tooth could help keep you healthy

A tiny sensor on your tooth could help keep you healthy:

There's an old saying among tech nerds that say " Everything is better with Bluetooth". But whag if you could have Bluetooth literally in your tooth?

So well technically on it, Anyway. That's the gist of a new device developed by researcher at Tuft university, Massachusetts.

Just to be clear, we're not talking about a Bluetooth connector implant of some sort, but rather a wearable device that adheres to your tooth. It's a batch of tiny sensors melded together in flat frame about the size of a pinhead, that sticks to outside your tooth. These sensors monitor your food intake and your health in real time.


The device communicates wirelessy with a mobile device, transmitting data on your glucose levels, blood alcohol level, salt intake and much more.

This tiny 2mm x 2mm sensor sites flat on your enamel, and transmits via an incoming radio frequency signal. It consist of core bio responsive layer, sandwiched between two halves of an outer protective shell