A STUDY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE MEASURING THE TONGUE PRESSURE

Lee,  Ho-Yong; Kim,  ki-Hwan; Chung,  Kyung-Hoon

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 15(12); 1977 > Article

Journal of Korean Dental Association 1977;15(12):1027-1030.
Published online December 31, 1977.

설압력 측정품구에 관한 연구

이호용¹, 김기환², 정경훈³

^¹연세대학교 치과대학 보철학교실
^²연세대학교 치과대학 보철학교실
^³연세대학교 치과대학 보철학교실

A STUDY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR THE MEASURING THE TONGUE PRESSURE

Ho-Yong Lee¹, ki-Hwan Kim², Kyung-Hoon Chung³

¹Dept. of Prosthontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
²Dept. of Prosthontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University
³Dept. of Prosthontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University

Abstract

It has been widely believed that the exact measurement of the forces exerted on teeth and its structures by the lingual and perioral musculatures such as lip, cheek and tongue is important and significant in dentistry. Such measuring, moreover, is highly emphasized the importance of the fact that it can be of much help to study the physiological function displayed in the oral cavity. Recognizing the importance of measuring the pressures, the author has devised an electronic device consisting of pressure transducers utilizing reistance-strnain gauges. This electronic strain gauge was very easy to manipulate and its scale error was extremely minimized, unaffected by mouth temperature, mosture and external forces Author was able to read its results with attached meter without using calibration chart. Futhermore, the sensitivity of this electronic device was extremely high, Thus it facilitated to measure a force from 0 to 230 grams.