Using sensitivity analysis to validate the predictions of a biomechanical model of bite forces

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 89-95

  Sellers, William Irvin ^a   Crompton, Robin Huw ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1242330289     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(04)80132-8     Document Type: Article

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