The mechanics of the first bite

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue 1521, 2003, Pages 1277-1282

  Agrawal, Kalpana R ^a   Lucas, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bite mechanics; Foods; Fracture; Incisors

Indexed keywords

DENTITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BITE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCISION; INCISOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

PRIMATES; TRIXIS;

EID: 0037561524     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2361     Document Type: Article

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