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Figure 2. The measured (in vivo) and the calculated (in vitro) bite force acting on each lower tooth in complete arches and 3 bilateral SDAs. The 4 occlusal conditions—M2-M2, M1-M1, P2-P2, and P1-P1—represent complete dentitions and bilateral SDAs omitting occlusal contacts on bilateral second molars, both bilateral molars, and bilateral second premolars plus both molars, respectively. Abbreviations: M2, the second molar; M1, the first molar; P2, the second premolar; P1, the first premolar; C, canine; and I, incisor.
