A three-dimensional mathematical model of the human masticatory system predicting maximum possible bite forces

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1988, Pages 563-576

  Koolstra, J H ^a   van Eijden, T M G J ^a   Weijs, W A ^a   Naeije, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

BITE FORCES; JOINT REACTION FORCES; MASTICATORY SYSTEM;

BIOMECHANICS;

BITE; HUMAN; MASTICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAW; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0023882786     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(88)90219-9     Document Type: Article

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