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Sreeja Saji

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• Research Article
  Quantification of tooth-tapping forces
  Author(s): Manal Maslamani, Sreeja Saji and Peter LucasManal Maslamani, Sreeja Saji and Peter Lucas
  
  Objective: Percussion of teeth with a handle of a mouth mirror is a common method of diagnosis in dentistry. Pain or discomfort in response to the percussive force can indicate a variety of problems including diseased periodontium or pulp via eliciting pain. The main objective was to instrument a mouth mirror to assess the forces that dentists routinely use in such percussion, as compared to maximum bite forces.Methods: The instrumented handle of a mouth mirror was used by one clinician to tap healthy teeth in 15 subjects. These percussive forces were compared to maximum voluntary forces produced by the subjects. A pilot study of 15 dentists was then run, who percussed the teeth of two healthy subjects.Results: In the preliminary study, biting forces were variably two orders of magnitude higher than for tapping, being high.. View More»
  

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