Mastication and Maturity: A Longitudinal Study in Pigs
- 1 November 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 56 (11), 1377-1382
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345770560111701
Abstract
The electromyography af mastication was studied longitudinally in miniature pigs, and the effects of age and food type were assessed. Within-individual variation was large relative to between-individual variation. Duration of chewing strokes increased with age and with more resistant foods. The results are compared with data on human beings and other animals.Keywords
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