Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1988
Cheek Pressure and Head Posture
Cheek Pressure and Head Posture
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Page Range: 47 – 57
Maxillary cheek pressures are measured in the molar area, at the teeth and high in the buccal sulcus, in both natural and extended head positions, with teeth at rest and in function. Highest pressures are found on the alveolar process, with some increases with the head extended and the jaw at dental rest position.Abstract
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Ingervall is Professor and Chairman of the Orthodontic Department, University of Bern, Switzerland. He holds a D.D.S. degree from Malmö, Sweden, and Odont. Dr. from Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Dr. Thüer is Senior Instructor at the Orthodontic Department, University of Bern. He is a Dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Zurich and holds a Dr. Med. Dent. from the the University of Bern