Bite Force Recording Devices - A Review
Published: September 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/27379.10450
Tarun Prakash Verma, Kanteshwari Iranagouda Kumathalli, Vinay Jain, Rajesh Kumar
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. Professor and Head, Department of Periodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
3. Postgraduate Student, Department of Periodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Reader, Department of Periodontics, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Tarun Prakash Verma,
FH 331, Scheme Number 54, Vijay Nagar, Indore-452010, Madhya Pradesh, India.
E-mail: tarunverma.tpv@gmail.com
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.
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