1997 Volume 60 Issue 3 Pages 211-220
Using the T-Scan PC System, I calculated reference values by a parametric statistical method for 11 parameters of occlusal contact during intercuspation. Measurements were made at levels of light clenching (100 newtons or less) at all contact points. The subjects were 59 males and 50 females between the ages of 20 and 30 years, all of whom had healthy temporomandibular function. Six occlusal time reference values were measured: total front back (TFB), primary front back (PFB), left front back (LFB), right front back (RFB), total left right (TLR) and primary left right (PLR). Five occlusal force parameters were also measured: left force (LF), right force (RF), left right moment (LRM), left lever (LL) and right lever (RL). Using this data, I was able to determine reference intervals for the 11 parameters from the T-Scan System during time and force occlusal examination in intercuspal position for temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Shika Igaku (J Osaka Odontol Soc) 1997 Sept; 60(3):211-220.