Relative percentage values for compression considering volume (Rel. % of Volume) and Biological Response Units (Rel. %BRU) during application of incisive or molar bite force in individual teeth.

With the exception of second molars, a general pattern of compression in coronal tissues and tension in apical tissues predominated. Considering the relative percentage of volume under compression in canines and premolars only, exceptions (#) were seen in 7 out of 24 instances. Further refinement by evaluation of BRU reduced exceptions to 5 out of 24 (&). 4 of these exceptions (&a) in BRU were within 4 percentage points of the 50% value marking consistency with the general rule, and 3 of these were in right sided apical tissues during right molar biting, likely representing localized asymmetrical effects of molar bite force.