Sex features of chewing pressure in youth of the Ukrainian ethnic group

Abstract

Objective: Aim: Determin the magnitude of chewing pressure between different teeth on the right and left parts of the dental arches between young people of different sex of general groups and individual craniotypes.

Patients and methods: Materials and Methods: The study used a quantitative approach, in particular, Fuji technology, Prescale MS. The system consists of a film, a scanner and special software, which allows you to obtain data on the distribution of pressure and its exact values. The participants were divided by gender - 118 girls and 104 boys, in whom one of the physiological bite types was detected. The determination of craniotypes was carried out using a cranial index. The following distribution of craniotypes among adolescents was established: dolichocephalyc, mesocephalyc, brachycephalyc.

Results: Results: We found a significant difference between youth in chewing efficiency, there were sex differences in the values of occlusal load between the first, second, third, fourth and fifth teeth of the left and right parts of the dental arches. We analyzed the value of chewing pressure in boys and girls belonging to different craniotypes, but significant sex differences were not found in all craniometric groups.

Conclusion: Conclusions: Gender differences were established in the magnitude of chewing pressure of incisors, canines, and premolars of the left and right parts of the dental arches when comparing groups of girls aged 16-20 and boys aged 17-21. The most significant sex differences were found in individuals with mesocephaly, the smallest in dolichocephaly.