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J Dent Res 52(3): 426-430, 1973
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Effect of Biting Force on the Duration of the Masseteric Silent Period

RUSSELL W. BESSETTE 1, LAWRENCE DUDA 1, NORMAN D. MOHL 1, and BEVERLY BISHOP 1

1 Department of Oral Medicine, Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA

The relationship of biting force to the duration of the masseteric silent period was studied. After introduction of a bite transducer in ten individuals, the jaw jerk reflex was elicited at specific decreases in biting force. No significant alteration in the duration of the silent period was observed.

Submitted on November 29, 1971






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