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Colorimetric determination of the masticatory performance
Author(s) -
KÄYSER A. F.,
HOEVEN J. S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of oral rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.991
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2842
pISSN - 0305-182X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2842.1977.tb00977.x
Subject(s) - masticatory force , reproducibility , measure (data warehouse) , dentistry , raw score , computer science , mathematics , orthodontics , medicine , statistics , raw data , data mining
Summary A description is given of a colorimetric method to measure the masticatory function. It is based on the release of dye when chewing raw carrots. Information is given about the reproducibility of the method. The procedure takes 30 min for eitht tests on one subject and can be carried out with standard laboratory epuipment.