There is an interest in conducting studies to determine the directions of forces that a tooth is submitted to during mastication, as well as the location of the areas in the tooth where the stress is critical. Knowing these values of force and the critical areas of loading will allow better development of materials for braces and oral implants, which will be safer and more enduring.
In order to measure the forces in teeth, it was assembled a force transducer equipped with four extensometers. The apparatus was manufactured in a way that it would simulate the roots and crown of a patient's tooth. Its implementation provided the data equivalent to forces in the oral cavity itself. Pressure films were used to assist in obtaining the results.
