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Endurance tests of the masticatory system on different bite force levels
Author(s) -
DAHLSTRÖM LARS,
TZAKIS MIHALIS,
HARALDSON TORGNY
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1988.tb01420.x
Subject(s) - bite force quotient , masticatory force , visual feedback , force transducer , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , orthodontics , physical therapy , physics , computer science , acoustics , computer vision
— Endurance tests of the masticatory system were performed in three different groups of healthy volunteers in order to investigate the relation between bite force and endurance time on different force levels. The subjects clenched a bite fork until exhaustion. Some tests were performed with and others without visual feedback of the exerted force. It was found that the subjects could sustain the maximal bite force practically at the same level during the recording time with visual feedback. The exerted force varied during the non‐feedback recordings and generally decreased on the forceful levels. The average endurance time increased at lower bite force levels and the relation between force and endurance time is described. The average integrated time‐force areas did not differ between the test levels. It is concluded that endurance tests, in the clinic may be performed on submaxirnal bite force levels.