TITLE:
The Relation between the Preferred Chewing Side and Occlusal Force Measured by T-Scan III System
AUTHORS:
Teuta Bicaj, Teuta Pustina, Enis Ahmedi, Linda Dula, Zana Lila, Arlinda Tmava-Dragusha, Resmije Ademi-Abdyli, Nexhmije Ajeti
KEYWORDS:
T-Scan III, Occlusal Contact Force, Preferred Chewing Side
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.5 No.4,
April
2,
2015
ABSTRACT: Occlusal force has the main role in determining the teeth health in general and determining the chewing, muscle and TMJ function. The objective of this study was to find if there was any relation between the preferred chewing side and the force, measured by T-scan III system. The total number of 90 (46 female and 44 male) dental students was included in this study. They were asked whether their preferred chewing side was right, left or both. Afterwards, the occlusal forces in habitual occlusion, using T-Scan III Electronic device (IP-CO position mode, MA-mode, MA sensitivity setting) were measured. The data were presented as Mean ± SD. Spearman correlation was used to find the correlation between the occlusal force and chewing side. Differences in P 0.05) and the right side (r = 0.143, P > 0.05) according to the preferred chewing side. In this study, the relation between the preferred chewing side and occlusal force was found.