Certain observations on a complete denture patient

Lammie, G.A.; Perry, Harold T.; Crumm, B.D.

doi:10.1016/0022-3913(59)90099-x

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“…The effect of change of the vertical dimension on the bite force or EMG activities of the masticatory muscles has been studied by many investigators (Boos, 1940;Lammie, Perry & Crumm, 1958;Boucher, Zwemer & Pflughoeft, 1959;Garnick & Ramfjord, 1962;Storey 1962;Garrett, Angelone & Allen, 1964;Tueller, 1969;Manns, Miralles & Palazzi, 1979;MacKenna & Tiirker, 1983;Fields et al, 1986). The results of some of these studies indicate that the maximum bite force is exerted around the rest position, while those of the others indicate that it is exerted at greater vertical dimensions of occlusion.…”

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Alteration in the bite force and EMG activity with changes in the vertical dimension of edentulous subjects

Morimoto

Abekura

Tokuyama

et al. 1996

J of Oral Rehabilitation

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The bite force and EMG activity of jaw closing muscles were studied at seven different vertical jaw positions around the occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) in 10 edentulous subjects. When the masseteric EMG activity was maintained at constant values (40% and 20% of the maximum activity at the OVD), the bite force increased in proportion to increase of the vertical dimension. On the other hand, when the bite force was maintained at constant values (4 kg and 8 kg), the EMG activities of the jaw closing muscles decreased, with an increase of the vertical dimension. These results indicate that the OVD is not the position at which the most efficient exertion of the bite force is obtained.

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