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A versatile recording system for studies of mastication

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Abstract

A versatile instrumentation system for research on the physiology of mastication is described. Tooth contact signals from miniature radio transmitters in dental bridgework are combined with electromyographic data from the muscles of mastication. Flexibility in signal processing utilizing a multi-channel FM tape recorder is emphasized to accommodate the needs of varying research programs.

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Cette étude traite d’un système d’instrumentation adaptable aux différents aspects de la recherche sur la physiologie de la mastication. Des signaux du contact dentaire sont transmis par des miniscules radiotransmetteurs fixés dans des bridges dentaires. Ces signaux sont combinés avec les données électromyographiques transmises à partir des muscles masticateurs. L’utilisation d’un enregistreur à modulation de fréquence et à canaux multiples exige beaucoup de souplesse dans le traitement de l’information en vue d’une meilleure adaptation à la variété des programmes de recherche.

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Ein vielseitiges instrumentelles System zur Untersuchung der Physiologie des Kauvorgangs wird beschrieben. Kleine in Zahnbrücken befindliche Radiosender übertragen Zahnkontaktsignale, die mit elektromyographischen Daten der Kaumuskeln kombiniert werden. Die Flexibilität der Datenverarbeitung bei Benutzung eines mehrkanaligen F.M.— Tonbandgerätes wird betont; dadurch wird das System den Erfordernissen verschiedener Forschungsprogramme gerecht.

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  1. Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Dispensary, Rochester, New York, USA

    D. Kavanagh & H. Zander

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  1. D. Kavanagh
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This investigation was supported by Public Health Service Grant D-1648 from the National Institute of Dental Research.

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Kavanagh, D., Zander, H. A versatile recording system for studies of mastication. Med. Electron. Biol. Engng 3, 291–300 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02474311

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