A novel sensor for bite force determinations

Dental Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 118-126

  Fernandes, Cláudio P ^a,c   Glantz, Per Olof J ^a   Svensson, Stig A ^a   Bergmark, Anders ^b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c VEIGA DE ALMEIDA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bite force; Conical crowns; Experimental stress analysis; In vivo; Polymer film; Strain

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; PLASTIC FILMS; RESISTORS; SILICONES; STRAIN GAGES; TRANSDUCERS;

BITE FORCE;

SENSORS;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASTICATION; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; TOOTH CROWN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; CALIBRATION; CROWNS; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE, PARTIAL, REMOVABLE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 0038654328     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0109-5641(02)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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