Using artificial tooth to remember your medicine
For people that have difficulty remembering to take their medicine, researchers are working on a method that if successful will enable an artificial tooth to release medication according to this BBC article.
The device is fitted with two sensors. The first is a fill-level sensor that measures the concentration of the drug in the reservoir.
It alerts the patient when the concentration of the drug falls below a certain level. At the moment enough medication can be contained for up to two weeks.
The second sensor monitors how much drug solution has been administered and a remote control allows the doctor to increase the dose of medication if necessary.
Relevance: I wonder what types of drugs would work best with this device and which would be less effective?