Original scientific paper

The intensity of masticatory forces in front-teeth

Tomislav Ivaniš ; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Jasenka Živko-Babić ; School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Janez Štalec ; Matematički odjel Prirodoslovno-matematičkog fakulteta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

The intensity of masticatory forces depends, among other factors, on
the status of the teeth and their supporting structures. Relationship bet­ween the state of the anterior segment of teeth and maximally expressed masticatory forces was studied on the basis of the phenomena observed in the investigation of masticatory forces and their determination repor­ted. Employing the cannon correlation analysis, high positive correlations between masticatory forces and intact teeth in all the three segments were obtained, with the highest values observed in the anterior segment, i. e. 0.62 and 0.51 in males and females, respectively. In the anterior segment, however, relatively high negative correlations were recorded between masticatory forces on the one hand, and fillings and prosthetic constructions on the other. In males, they were —0.36 for both variables, whereas in females they were —0.19 and —0.20 for fillings and prostheses, respectively. Thus, the results suggest a conclusion that besides apathologic finding, therapeutic tools used in anterior teeth also produce negative correlations with masticatory forces in all the three segments.

Keywords

anterior segment; masticatory forces

Hrčak ID:

102632

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/102632

Publication date:

15.6.1988.

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