This added a virtual bite point, with the rotating skull meeting a point of resistance at the bite point and a resultant virtual bite force generated.
Although the largest bite force was generated at the shallowest jaw gape, the greatest increase in bite force did not occur at this angle.
In addition, it has been reported that aging, nutritional or general health status, number of remaining teeth, periodontal condition, and bite force are correlated to salivary flow rate [ 12– 17].
Nogueira et al. (2009) [ 17] have shown that apart from the general elongation, other skull and mandible shape changes are associated with (size-independent) bite force, such as the relative size of mandibular processes (coronoid, angular), zygomatic arch position and robustness and the relative position and sizes of tooth rows.
Bite force is not that easy to measure.
The jaws of this creature are thought to have produced a bite force of 33,000 pounds per square inch, perhaps the highest bite force of any known animal.
(A typical saltwater crocodile has a bite force of about 2,000 pounds).
The computer model calculates a range of dynamic parameters of jaw function including muscle force, torque, effective mechanical advantage, jaw velocity, bite duration, bite force, work and power.
To examine the relationship between bite force and stimulated salivary flow rate in older adults.
To assess the bite force (BF) of children with repaired cleft lip and palate (CLP).
