title: Dental survey in Nigeria. Part 2. Biting force of Nigerian.
abstract: The biting force of 855 Nigerian children and adults from the age of 3 to 60 was recorded in the Joint Dental Epidemiological Survey in Nigeria in 1981. The biting force of the Nigerian rural group (245 males and 178 females) was significantly greater than those of the Nigerian urban group (227 males and 203 females) and the Japanese males and females.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001732:Bite Force; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D012423:Rural Health; D014504:Urban Health