Biting behavior and emotional stress are directly related in rats [1]. In humans, likewise,
emotional stress is known to induce parafunctional oral behaviors such as bruxism, tooth …

Previous reports have indicated that biting behavior is enhanced in rats that are subject to
acute stress. Several methods have been proposed for studying this phenomenon, one of …

Pushing a tooth results in movement of the tooth and reflex inhibition of activity in jaw-
closing muscles. The aims of this study were to determine how much tooth movement is …

Introduction Pain-related behavior secondary to masticatory function can be assessed with
the rodent bite force model. A reduction of the bite force has been shown to be related to …

1 研究目的の評価歯科矯正治療時の歯の移動に伴う慢性的な痛み・不快感に対する解決法は確立
されていない. その理由のひとつとして, このような症状の発現に関して, 従来基礎的な研究はなされ …

This study was carried out to evaluate pain in rats by monitoring their facial expressions
following experimental tooth movement. Male Sprague‐Dawley rats were divided into the …

Previous studies have suggested that information provided by periodontal
mechanoreceptors is particularly important for the fine motor control of the mandible, ie …

Objective: To investigate by behavioral methods the relationship between emotional stress
and pain during experimental tooth movement in rats. Materials and Methods: Sixteen male …

This study examined the way the masseter and the anterior and posterior temporal muscles
of human subjects were activated when a bite force of constant magnitude was exerted at …

Objective To examine the reliability of bite force for evaluating orthodontic tooth movement-
induced pain in rats. Design Orthodontic tooth movement-induced pain was induced by …