The association among occlusal contacts, clenching effort, and bite force distribution in man

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1316-1325

  Kikuchi, M ^a   Korioth, T W P ^b   Hannam, A G ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bite force distribution; Human jaw biomechanics; Jaw muscle activity; Mandibular elasticity; Occlusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BITE FORCE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JAW RELATION RECORD; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031158389     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345970760061201     Document Type: Article

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