Review Article
Year: 2022 | Month: May | Volume: 12 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 108-116
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220514
Bite Force: A Contemporary Narrative Review
Santosh R Patil1, G Maragathavalli2, DNSV Ramesh3, Ruchi Agrawal4, Rakesh Sahu5, Mohammad Khursheed Alam6
1Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.M.E’S Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, India.
4PhD Scholar, Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
5Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, New Horizon Dental College and Research Institute,
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India.
6Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Corresponding Author: Santosh R Patil
ABSTRACT
Bite force is one of the indicators of the masticatory apparatus's functioning status, as determined by the activation of the jaw's elevator muscles as a result of craniomandibular biomechanics.
Bite force is used to investigate the activity related to the dentition, occlusal factor, dentures and implant therapy, temporomandibular diseases, orthognathic surgery, and neuromuscular modifications. Masticatory functions are determined by muscular forces and the total number of functioning teeth. The goal of calculating maximal biting force is to assess the force generated by the mandible's elevator muscles. The biting force is generated by the action of muscles in the maxilla and mandible, which is then disseminated to the thing being chewed via the teeth. The forces which result essentially while during chewing activity performance on the jaw bones in varying dimensions which depends on activity of musculature that cause an unambiguous action.
Key words: Bite force, muscles, teeth, jaws, factors.