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Measurement of the Ability to Control Jaw Muscle Forces in Man

Department of Dental Prosthetics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland

R. Yemm

Department of Dental Prosthetics, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland

Subjects were asked to track a moving waveform on an oscilloscope screen, with the output of a force transducer placed between the teeth. It was found that, after a learning period, the error depended upon the clenching force, and that, over the force range studied, the greater the effort demanded, the greater the error.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 62, No. 7, 821-824 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345830620071201


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