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Endurance tests of the masticatory system on different bite force levels
L Dahlström1, M Tzakis, T Haraldson
1Department of Stomatognathic Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Dental Research
|April 1, 1988
Summary
Healthy volunteers
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Biomechanics
- Physiology
Background:
- Masticatory system endurance is crucial for oral function.
- Understanding the relationship between bite force and endurance is important for clinical assessments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between bite force levels and endurance time in the masticatory system.
- To determine the effect of visual feedback on bite force endurance.
Main Methods:
- Healthy volunteers performed endurance tests of the masticatory system.
- Subjects clenched a bite fork until exhaustion with and without visual force feedback.
- Bite force and endurance time were recorded at different force levels.
Main Results:
- With visual feedback, maximal bite force was sustained.
- Without visual feedback, bite force varied and decreased at higher levels.
- Average endurance time increased at lower bite force levels.
Conclusions:
- The relationship between bite force and endurance time can be described.
- Endurance tests for the masticatory system can be effectively conducted using submaximal bite force levels in clinical settings.