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| Primary Author: |
Jung, T.
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| Journal Title: |
Médecine des arts: Approche médicale et scientifique des pratiques artistiques
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| Date Published: |
Dec-00 |
| Language: |
French
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| Category: |
Anatomical, Physiological & Historical Research
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| Key Words: |
measurement mouthpiece force tooth displacement brass instrument performance |
| Full Citation: |
Jung, Till, Lothar Borchers, and Matthias Gebert. Mesures des forces exercées sur l'embouchure et des déplacements dentaires dans la pratique des cuivres [Measurement of Mouthpiece Forces and Tooth Displacements during Brass Instrument Playing.] Médecine des arts: Approche médicale et scientifique des pratiques artistiques (Montauban, France) no. 34 (December 2000): 10-14. |
| Full Abstract: |
Mouthpiece pressure and movement of the teeth during brass playing were measured via strain gauges placed inside and outside the mouths of ten players of the trumpet, horn, tenor bugle, and tuba. Mouthpiece pressure varies by instrument, depends upon the pitch of the note being played, and is not uniformly spread across the four incisors. Tooth movement may reach the physiological limits of dental mobility. It is recommended that removable supports be worn during performance to help stabilize teeth. |
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