Occlusal force measuring apparatus
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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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A light irradiating section irradiates a muscle used for occlusion of teeth, with light, and a light detecting section detects scattered light from the muscle. An oxygen saturation acquiring section acquires an oxygen saturation of the muscle, based on the scattered light thus detected. Further, based on correlation data between oxygen saturation and occlusal force stored in a correlation data storing section, an occlusal force calculating section calculates the occlusal force of the subject corresponding to the oxygen saturation acquired.
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1. An occlusal force measuring apparatus for measuring an occlusal force of a subject, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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