Chewing Patterns in Normal Children
Abstract
Chewing patterns are precisely plotted in deciduous, mixed and permanent dentitions. These show a progression from a large lateral component in the opening movement with a more medial closing path in the deciduous dentition, to a more vertical overall pattern with the closing path lateral to the opening path in the early permanent dentition.
Contributor Notes
Dr. Wickwire is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry in Gainesville. She is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Maryland and holds an M.S.D. degree in orthodontics from Baylor
Dr. Gibbs is Associate Professor, Department of Basic Dental Science at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He holds a Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from Case Western Reserve
Dr. Jacobson is Assistant Clinical Instructor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry and also a private practitioner of orthodontics in Gainesville. He is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of Emory University, with an M.S. degree in orthodontics from Washington University in St. Louis
Dr. Lundeen is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Occlusion and Fixed Prosthodontics at the University of Florida College of Dentistry. He is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Minnesota