Bite force is the condition, expression and measure of the masticatory function. The
purpose of this study was to examine, by means of a newly constructed electronic
gnathodynamometer, the values of maximal bite forces in subjects with complete
dentition, the time in which they express 50% and 75% respectively of the total forces
value, and the shape of the bite curve during testing. The obtained data was statistically
analyzed with respect to gender and age. Analysis of the variance confirmed the finding
that there was no statistically significant correlation between the values of forces and
subjects\u27 age, but there was a statistically significant difference between males and females
in the values of the bite forces in the front segment, as well as between the values
of the force on anterior and posterior teeth. The correlation between the time T1 posterior
right and T1 posterior left, and between T1 and T2 for anterior teeth are statistically significant.
Analysis of the bite curves suggests that males »bite« shorter than females with
a sharper peak of the curve. Numerical values and bite curves should be a diagnostic
factor in the further follow-up of subjects or in the choice of prosthodontic therapy
