Effect of jaw opening on the direction and magnitude of human incisal bite forces

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 561-567

  Paphangkorakit, J ^a   Osborn, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bite force direction; Jaw opening; Maximum bite force; Transducer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL CARE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAW; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SARCOMERES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TRANSDUCERS; VERTICAL DIMENSION;

EID: 0030639094     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345970760010601     Document Type: Article

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