Controlled-specimen-sampling oral devices are described, implanted or
inserted into an oral cavity, built onto a prosthetic tooth crown, a
denture plate, braces, a dental implant, or the like. The devices are
replaced as needed. The controlled specimen sampling may be passive,
based on a dosage form, or electro-mechanically controlled, for a
high-precision, intelligent, specimen sampling. Additionally, the
controlled sampling may be any one of the following: sampling in
accordance with a preprogrammed regimen, sampling at a controlled rate,
delayed sampling, pulsatile sampling, chronotherapeutic sampling,
closed-loop sampling, responsive to a sensor's input, sampling on demand
from a personal extracorporeal system, sampling regimen specified by a
personal extracorporeal system, sampling on demand from a monitoring
center, via a personal extracorporeal system, and sampling regimen
specified by a monitoring center, via a personal extracorporeal system.
Specimen collection in the oral cavity may be assisted or induced by a
transport mechanism, such as any one of, or a combination of
iontophoresis, electroosmosis, electrophoresis, electroporation,
sonophoresis, and ablation. The oral devices require replacement at
relatively long intervals of weeks or months. The oral devices and
methods for controlled specimen sampling apply to humans and animals.