What is the Plac-Trac App?
The Plac-Trac App is an mobile application that measures the amount of plaque on teeth. It senses the amount of purple tones left after using commercially-available plaque disclosing tablets. The measurement of purple tones are made using color-based segmentation (clustering).
How does the Plac-Trac App prevent periodontitis?
By tracking plaque with time through a long-duration mission, the Plac-Trac App scores help astronauts understand their dental health situation and connects them to their oral health the same way blood-pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol scores do. It also records photos and data that can be instantly relayed to mission health managers to suggest any changes needed.
How do I use the Plac-Trac App?
Using the Plac-Trac App is as easy as 1-2-3....4 as shown below.
How can I get the Plac-Trac App?
Since the App is still in Beta testing, you can download the Plac-Trac App *.apk at the link below. We would love to hear your feedback so we can improve it.
This app is not intended to take the place of a dentist at this time. Please "Contact Us" with any feedback.
Did Team 920 make the Plac-Trac App?
Yes. Team 920 researched potential space travel issues and identified periodontitis as a significant concern. They then developed the idea for the Plac-Trac App and created a storyboard (see below) to show what it should do. A programmer helped them code their storyboard in to an Android App.
Is the Plac-Trac App new?
Yes. We did a patent search and did not find anything similar to our app. We also searched the Google Play and Apple App Stores and could not find an app like ours.