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Occlusal force measuring apparatus

  • US 6,579,249 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2001
  • Issued: 06/17/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An occlusal force measuring apparatus for measuring an occlusal force of a subject, comprising:

  • a light irradiating section for irradiating a muscle used for occlusion of teeth of the subject, with light;

    a light detecting section for detecting scattered light from said muscle upon irradiation of said muscle with the light;

    an oxygen saturation acquiring section for acquiring an oxygen saturation, based on said scattered light;

    a correlation data storing section prestoring correlation data between said oxygen saturation and said occlusal force; and

    an occlusal force calculating section for calculating said occlusal force corresponding to the oxygen saturation acquired by said oxygen saturation acquiring section, based on said correlation data stored in said correlation data storing section.

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