"Bite Force" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The force applied by the masticatory muscles in dental occlusion.
| Descriptor ID |
D001732
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E06.276.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Bite Force- Bite Force
- Bite Forces
- Force, Bite
- Forces, Bite
- Occlusal Force
- Force, Occlusal
- Forces, Occlusal
- Occlusal Forces
- Masticatory Force
- Force, Masticatory
- Forces, Masticatory
- Masticatory Forces
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bite Force" by people in Profiles.
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Bite force-gape curves and passive tension costs in Macaca mulatta. J Exp Biol. 2026 May 01; 229(9).
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A re-evaluation of the constrained lever model in the primate feeding system. J Exp Biol. 2026 Apr 15; 229(8).
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Biomechanics, muscle modeling, and the elevated bite force and tooth stress of piranhas. Naturwissenschaften. 2026 Feb 09; 113(2):22.
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A new biomechanical model of the mammal jaw based on load path analysis. J Exp Biol. 2024 09 15; 227(18).
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Tradeoffs between bite force and gape in Eulemur and Varecia. J Morphol. 2024 05; 285(5):e21699.
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Comparative cranial biomechanics reveal that Late Cretaceous tyrannosaurids exerted relatively greater bite force than in early-diverging tyrannosauroids. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2024 05; 307(5):1897-1917.
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Ontogenetic changes in bite force and gape in tufted capuchins. J Exp Biol. 2023 08 01; 226(15).
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Mechanical compensation in the evolution of the early hominin feeding apparatus. Proc Biol Sci. 2022 06 08; 289(1976):20220711.
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Cranial shape variation in mink: Separating two highly similar species. J Anat. 2022 02; 240(2):210-225.
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Insectivory leads to functional convergence in a group of Neotropical rodents. J Evol Biol. 2021 02; 34(2):391-402.