Magnitude measurement of the oclusal force with tscan system

The oclusal analysis is a fundamental part of the diagnosis and is the necessary procedure for the evaluation and the progress of the result of a treatment. Within the computing systems software, have been developed programs that show and image and interpret the pressure zones at the moment of the cusp contact. The Objective: of this investigation was to determine the magnitude of the oclusal force and the reproducibility of the dental contact Material and methods: 54 students inscribed in the Faculty of Dentistry of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in the scholar cycle 2006 – 2007, coursing the career of Dental Surgeon, presenting Class I molar, to which have been performed 6 measures with the computing system T-Scan III. Results: There was evaluated 40 women and 14 men with an average ages of 22.16 ± 3.26 years. The average of the magnitude of the force was of: 6237.50 ±2273.25 grs. There was not observed significant statistic difference regarding the magnitude average by sex (t=-1.436, p=0.1569), by age group (F=.901, p=.447), nor by number of restores (F=.154, p=.927). There was found the Cronbach alpha coefficient of .840 p<.001, y de .894 p<.001 for right and left molars respectively. Conclusions: It is very significant to keep establishing useful biological parameters, interpreted in grams, for the comparatives at individual levels in each one of our patients.