The variability of bite force measurement between sessions, in different positions within the dental arch

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 681-686

  Tortopidis, D ^a   Lyons, M F ^a,c   Baxendale, R H ^b   Gilmour, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MASTICATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLAR TOOTH; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TRANSDUCER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; BITE FORCE; DENTAL ARCH; DENTAL OCCLUSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MOLAR; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032159057     PISSN: 0305182X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2842.1998.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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