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Abstract
A bite force transducer consisting of two differential strain beams with four strain gages in a full bridge configuration was modified for measuring occlusal forces in rhesus monkeys. A procedure of muscle stimulation (20-50 V, 60 Hz, and 0.8 ms duration) produced maximal unilateral masticatory muscle contraction when stimulating electrodes were placed in the masseter muscle. Tests of this procedure revealed reproducible results and a potential for use in studies of the force of isometric contraction of the masticatory muscles in normal and experimentally altered macaques and other primates.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6643517 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(83)90003-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biomech ISSN: 0021-9290 Impact factor: 2.712