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Review
. 2017 Sep;11(9):ZE01-ZE05.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/27379.10450. Epub 2017 Sep 1.

Bite Force Recording Devices - A Review

Tarun Prakash Verma  1 , Kanteshwari Iranagouda Kumathalli  2 , Vinay Jain  3 , Rajesh Kumar  4
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Review

Bite Force Recording Devices - A Review

Tarun Prakash Verma et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

In dental research, bite force serves as a valuable parameter to evaluate the efficacy of masticatory system. A variety of devices with different design and working principle have been used to record bite force, but no single device is capable to record all the required forces. One may find it difficult to choose a device that will fulfil the purpose of recording bite force for research. So, the present review aims to report and compare the wide range of devices and will help in describing their uses for recording bite force.

Keywords: Force transducer; Malocclusion; Masticatory muscles; Strain gauge transducer.

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