Variations in cortical material properties throughout the human dentate mandible

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 252-277

  Schwartz Dabney, C L ^a   Dechow, Paul C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bone; Development; Function; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE DENSITY; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; CRANIOFACIAL MORPHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG MODULUS;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037417008     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10121     Document Type: Article

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