Tooth implants have been tried and true in the world of fiction (e.g: Dune, 24), but isn’t it time we all got our own cyanide caffeine helpful drug releasing dental implant.
The device would be a type of “robo-crown.” The implant can sense chemical concentrations in the blood stream, release medication either into the mouth or directly into the blood stream, and also can communicate with hand-held devices. Oh, and the device can also be used to chew food. Just don’t try and strain it with that milk dud you’ve been eyeing.
Perhaps this device could be helpful in older patients who are unable to manage their own medications. But on the other hand, patches, subdermal implants, and infusion pumps have been holding up pretty well, so why try and stick something in an area of the body that experiences the most dynamic and intense mechanical/chemical environments?
IntelliDrug project website…
(Hat tip: Ubergizmo)
Drug-Releasing Mechanical Tooth-Like Implant… Tasty
March 6th, 2007 
Justin Barad Medicine
