A three-dimensional study of loads across the fracture for different fracture sites of the mandible

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 400-405

  Tams, J ^a   Van Loon, J P ^a   Rozema, F R ^a   Otten, E ^b   Bos, R R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; FORCE; HUMAN; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MASTICATION;

EID: 0029824945     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-4356(96)90095-9     Document Type: Article

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