EVALUATION OF TONGUE FORCE USING PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR IN TONGUE THRUSTING PATIENTS
K.S. Premkumar
, N. Kurunji Kumaran
, K. Rajasigamani MDS
, V. Bhaskar MDS
, S. Sumalatha MDS
and K. Prabhusankar MDS
- M.D.S PhD Scholar Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Faculty of Dentistry Annamalai University Chidambaram.
- M.D.S PhD, PhD Guide Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Faculty of Dentistry Annamalai University Chidambaram.
- M.D.S Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Faculty of Dentistry Annamalai University Chidambaram.
- M.D.S Head of the Department, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Faculty of Dentistry Annamalai University Chidambaram.
- M.D.S Reader, Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Best Dental Science College & Hospital, Madurai.
- M.D.S Professor & Head, Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Best Dental Science College & Hospital Madurai.
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Tooth position and the form of the dental arch are subject to constant pressure from the circum-oral muscles and the tongue. Stable maintenance of the position of the teeth and the form of the dental arch is thought to depend on the balance of these pressures. Literature regarding the association of tongue force and the malocclusion remains controversial. Hence the present study aimed to measure the tongue force among the tongue thrusting patients using piezoelectric sensor and to compare with the control group. The results of the present study showed that there was no statistical significant difference between the two groups. This could be because of small sample size, which leads for future scope to increase in the sample size.
[K.S. Premkumar, N. Kurunji Kumaran, K. Rajasigamani MDS, V. Bhaskar MDS, S. Sumalatha MDS and K. Prabhusankar MDS (2021); EVALUATION OF TONGUE FORCE USING PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR IN TONGUE THRUSTING PATIENTS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 9 (Oct). 839-842] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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