ABSTRACT Purpose: to assess the bite force in people with Parkinson’s disease and correlate it age, sex, stage time of disease, dentures use, presence temporomandibular disorder, side symptom onset, masticatory preference. Methods: Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders Hoehn & Yahr scale were used, participants’ oral cavity was clinically examined. Then, measured an a...

Because sexual selection pressures are high in sexually dimorphic organisms, morphological, physiological and performance traits are often studied in a sexual selection context. The proximate mechanisms underlying evolutionary change in these traits, however, remain largely unstudied. Here, we examined the role of steroids in shaping morphology and physiological performance in males of a sexual...

A system was proposed to scan dental models record three-dimensional features seen in the anterior teeth create a database of profiles. Dental casts were randomly selected indentations cowhide leather. Reid Bite Reader used measure bite forces generated by Reynolds Controlled Force Generator make impressions. Using Immersion MicroScribe® 3D, information from 53 bitemark depressions and 62 sets ...

Analysis of masticatory function is the basis of clinical work in almost all fields of dentistry. Bite forces are the expression and measure of masticatory function. Physical training has an effect on the development of functional ability, motoric ability of the organism and the formation of desired physical proportions. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between physical ...

The present paper describes the design features, potential indications and a clinical application of a newly designed device for jaw motion rehabilitation, the Spring-Bite. This device is characterized by a first class lever mechanism, which allows performing passive jaw motion rehabilitation at constant load without an active participation by the patient. Spring-Bite was developed for the mana...