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. 2015 Feb 4;226(3):215–223. doi: 10.1111/joa.12282

Table 3.

Bite force at the incisor, premolar and third molar predicted by models with altered muscle load magnitudes. Percentage difference from bite force of original models (given in Table1) calculated

Bite force (N) % difference
I PM M3 I PM M3
SM +20% 1469 3150 4391 ± 5.76 ± 5.56 ± 5.41
SM −20% 1309 2818 3940
DM +20% 1447 3109 4339 ± 4.16 ± 4.19 ± 4.17
DM −20% 1331 2859 3992
IOZM +20% 1465 3147 4391 ± 5.52 ± 5.47 ± 5.41
IOZM −20% 1312 2821 3940
T + 20% 1391 2989 4171 ± 0.18 ± 0.15 ± 0.14
T −20% 1386 2980 4160
MP +20% 1413 3043 4256 ± 1.77 ± 1.97 ± 2.16
MP −20% 1364 2925 4075

I, incisor; PM, premolar; M3, third molar; SM, superficial masseter; DM, deep masseter; IOZM, infraorbital zygomaticomandibularis; T, temporalis; MP, medial pterygoid.