Archives of oral biology
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Archives of oral biology · Dec 2014
Optimization of jaw muscle activity and fine motor control during repeated biting tasks.
To investigate if repeated holding and splitting of food morsel change the variability of force and jaw muscle activity in participants with natural dentition. ⋯ There was no evident optimization of jaw motor function in terms of reduction in the variability of bite force values and muscle activity, when this simple task was repeated up to sixty times in participants with normal intact periodontium.