Mandibular stiffness in humans: Numerical predictions

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1903-1913

  Ichim, I ^a   Swain, M V ^a   Kieser, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chin; Finite element analysis; Human evolution; Mandible

Indexed keywords

CHIN; HUMAN EVOLUTION; MANDIBLE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MANDIBLE; MASTICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHIN; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MASTICATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745418135     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2005.05.022     Document Type: Article

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