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 …

Jaw reflexes evoked by mechanical stimulation of teeth in humans. The reflex response of
jaw muscles to mechanical stimulation of an upper incisor tooth was investigated using the …

Hold-and-split tasks were performed by 20 subjects (12 females and 8 males) using the right
central incisors, canines, 2nd premolars, and 1st molars, respectively. Half a peanut was …

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 …

The changes in the minimum time to consciously react (reaction time) and the order of jaw
muscle recruitment to precisely controlled axial stimulation of the incisors during controlled …

In order to investigate whether the mandibular stretch (jaw-jerk) reflex is modulated in a task-
dependent manner, jaw-jerk reflexes were elicited in eight subjects during clenching with …

In seven volunteers, controlled small forces were applied in an axial direction to a maxillary
central incisor. The forces were generated by a stimulating device supported by the …

Biting on hard particles during chewing sometimes produced motor pauses but more often
abrupt atypical terminations of the EMG patterns occurred. A series of tests with different …

Animal experiments indicate that the main form of feedback for jaw-closing muscles is from
periodontal mechanoreceptors (PMRs). However, due primarily to limitations on methods …

A recent study concluded that the pulps of human incisor teeth may contain
mechanoreceptors. These provide the input for a protective mechanism that reflexly limits …