Talk:Masticatory force

Units of measurement for bite force: It appears that most all bite force devices simply measure a force in Newtons. However, I believe many sources incorrectly site bite force, especially in animal measurements, in pounds per square inch. I believe the measurements are simply in units of force with no relation to surface area. It is possible that surface area estimation can be done, but in practice is not factored for animal dental force measurements since the point of the bite, and therefore the surface area, cannot be accurately deduced. Any thoughts on this?? - Randy — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.240.172.212 (talk) 16:30, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Randy, you are correct. Many sources will cite a PSI as a bite force, which would more properly be called "bite pressure." Occlusal area can be determined, but it's not necessarily easy or straightforward. It's possible that they are implying that it's pounds per square inch over one square inch, in which case the force would equal the weight, but it's not usually clear if that's the case. --dunc 01:48, 26 June 2019 (UTC)

Who are these doctors?
The article has a bunch of name drops of doctors, but no connection as to who they are? It is not made clear by the journals which are authored by others not mentioned in the article, except for Nankali, who appears to be COI and writing his own research into the article. I've tagged them as in the meantime. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 20:11, 2 May 2018 (UTC)