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J Dent Res 53(6): 1404-1407, 1974
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Interdental Thickness Discrimination by Normal Subjects

WILLIAM N. WILLIAMS 1, LEONARD L. LAPOINTE 1, and JOHN I. THORNBY 1

1 Department of Basic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry and Department of Statistics, College of Arts and Science, University of Florida, Gainesville 32601, USA, and Audiology and Speech Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Gainesville, Florida

Twenty-four adults made judgments of relative thickness of Plexiglas wedges placed interdentally. Obtained difference limen values were consistently lower than those previously reported. Degree of mouth opening had no significant effect on performance. These data contribute to our understanding of sensory-perceptual factors in the regulation of chewing and speech.

Submitted on August 20, 1973






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