Postural And Eye-Positional Effects On Human Biting Force: An Experimental Study

Year 2012, Volume: 16 Issue: 3, 199 - 204, 01.06.2012

Altay Tabancacı Gözde Yordanlı K. Şefik Demirsoy M. Güney Töke Hamza Erdoğan Mehmet Yetmez

Abstract

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Keywords

Biting force, Facial muscle, Molar tooth, Posture, Biomechanics

Duruş Ve Göz Pozisyonunun İnsandaki Isırma Kuvvetine Etkileri: Deneysel Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Muscle groups affected on biting force are called temporal muscle as a major and masseter muscle as a minor. According to the human posture stability, forces of these muscles vary with the force directions. In this case, experimental investigation is strictly important such that biting force under different postural and eye- positional situations is changed. In this study, seven-male and seven-female within the age-range of 17-24 are considered corresponding to having with restorated molar tooth and without that type of tooth. With the help of specially designed biting fork, different posture- and eye-positions are investigated for experimental biting force analysis. Changes in eye-positions are not indicated significant difference for all postural positions. On one hand, it is obtained that biting force of no-filling tooth in men becomes maximum if facial muscles give full effort to biting. On the other hand, effect of facial muscles for women is not clearly noticed depending on the postural differences.

Keywords

Isırma kuvveti, Yüz kasları, Molar diş, Duruş, Biyomekanik

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