Background: Test bites have been recommended for collecting evidence of suspected dentition in bite mark analysis. However, these recommendations only suggest recording the interocclusal relationship without establishing number of records or characteristics to obtain proper records. This fails to consider not only the possibility that the recording material did not respond properly, but also th...

Pasteurella multocida, a zoonotic infectious organism, has most often been described in patients after an animal bite. Here, we characterize the clinical features and outcomes of P multocida infection in a large cohort of patients according to the presence or absence of an animal bite.We retrospectively searched MUSC's laboratory information system for all patients with positive P multocida cul...

Bite force is critical to feeding success, especially in animals that crush strong, brittle foods. Maximum bite force is typically measured as one value per individual, but the force-length relationship of skeletal muscle suggests that each individual should possess a range of gape height-specific, and, therefore, prey size-specific, bite forces. We characterized the influence of prey size on p...

Skeletal open bite is a complex and multifactorial anomaly. There are many reasons for the occurrence of open bite, including skeletal abnormal growth pattern; dental, respiratory, neurologic, and habitual factors; and tongue posture and function. Anterior open bite is one of the most difficult problems to treat in orthodontics. Various treatment modalities for the correction of an anterior ope...

Porcine skin has been shown to have similar histological, physiological and immunological properties to human skin and has been suggested as a good analogue for medical and forensic research. This study was undertaken to examine the appearance of bite mark wounds inflicted at known time intervals before and after death. Under general anaesthesia, a series of bite marks were created on a pig's a...

Purpose: To investigate the relation between temporomandibular joint (TMJ), pain and anterior open bite versus TMJ structional changes Materials and Methods: Sixty-four patients, 18 men and 46 female, with TMJ involvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were included. 20 healthy patients were included as controls. A clinical examination performed regarding TMJ pain, tenderness to palpation and the...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To compare the maximum voluntary bite force generated at different periods during mandibular fracture healing using miniplates and microplates as means of rigid internal fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Maximum voluntary bite force was recorded in healthy young individuals of different age group from either gender. Patients suffering from symphyseal and parasymphyseal and b...

Bite mark evidence has been repeatedly found in criminal cases. Physical comparison of a bite mark to the teeth of available suspects may not always be possible. Experimental studies have shown that the analysis of DNA present in the saliva recovered from bite marks might help in the identification of individuals. However, the application of this approach to an actual criminal case has been rep...

OBJECTIVE To review the currently available treatment options of anterior open bite. METHODS Search all major dental journals and literature on treatment and management of anterior open bite. Medline search (1960-2006). Literature and data on treatment and management of anterior open bite with keywords 'open bite', 'anterior open bite', 'orthodontic treatment', 'long face', 'vertical dentoalv...