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Health Occupations > Dentistry > Dental Occlusion > Bite Force
Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena > Dental Physiological Phenomena > Dental Occlusion > Bite Force

Preferred term

Bite Force  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The force applied by the masticatory muscles in dental occlusion.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Masticatory Force
  • Occlusal Force

In other languages

  • Force occlusale

    French

  • Force d'occlusion
  • Force de mastication
  • Force de morsure
  • Force masticatoire
  • Force masticatrice

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WCTFSGS5-L

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