Jaw Bite Force Measurement Device

Flanagan, Dennis DDS
Ilies, Horea PhD
O'Brien, Brendan BS
McManus, Anne BS
Larrow, Beau DDS

¹ Private Practice, Willimantic, Conn.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
^*Corresponding author, e-mail: [email protected]

Journal of Oral Implantology 38(4):p 361-364, August 2012. | DOI: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-10-00101

We describe a cost-effective device that uses an off-the-shelf force transducer to measure patient bite force as a diagnostic aid in determining dental implant size, number of implants, and prosthetic design for restoring partial edentulism. The main advantages of the device are its accuracy, simplicity, modularity, ease of manufacturing, and low cost.