MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641100137 A) filed by Saveetha Institute Of Medical And Technical Sciences on August 19, 2026, for Thermochromic Occlusal Contact Indicator Grown.
Inventors include Keshav Rajesh; Harini K; and Deepak Nallaswamy Veeraiyan.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: A dental crown incorporating thermochromic pigments in its occlusal layer that change color in response to frictional heat generated by excessive occlusal loading. This provides a visual indicator of hypercontact areas, enabling clinicians to identify and adjust premature contacts or bruxism patterns with unprecedented accura...