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Effects of Changing Body Position on Dental Occlusion

Lewis F. Mc Lean

Department of Physiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA

Henry S. Brenman

Department of Physiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA

M.G.F. Friedman

Department of Physiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA

Graded changes in body position produced no noticeable changes in wax registrations of dental contact patterns resulting from voluntary jaw closure. Occlusal contact patterns that resulted from electrically stimulated jaw closures indicated an increase in closing force and a mesial shift of prime occlusal contact points as the body was raised to an upright position.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 52, No. 5, 1041-1045 (1973)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345730520050701
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