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Article: New oral biology research from M. Bonakdarchian and colleagues discussed.(Report)
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- May 4, 2009
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"The purpose of this study was to determine mean maximum bite force in adults with normal occlusion and to evaluate effect of face form on it. Twenty male and 20 female students with normal dentitions and between the ages of 19 and 27 participated in the study," investigators in Iran report (see also Oral Biology).
"A strain-gauge force transducer was developed to measure bite force and was calibrated with known loads. Three measurements were performed on each side of the dentition in the first molar region and mean values used for analysis. Face form was defined as square, tapering, square-tapering or oval and determined using digital photographs. Effect of ...