Biomechanical evaluation of the equine masticatory action: Calculation of the masticatory forces occurring on the cheek tooth battery

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-70

  Huthmann, Stefanie ^a   Staszyk, Carsten ^a   Jacob, Hans Georg ^b   Rohn, Karl ^a   Gasse, Hagen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Calculation; Horse; Mastication; Tooth

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL FEATURES; BIOMECHANICAL EVALUATIONS; CADAVER HEADS; DENTAL TREATMENTS; HORSE; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; ORAL CAVITIES; PERIODONTIUM; REDUCED HEIGHTS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINTS; TOOTH;

DENTISTRY; FUNCTIONS; MASTICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; MECHANICS; RADIOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTITION; HORSE; JAW; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; MASTICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TOOTH; VETERINARY ANATOMY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; CHEEK; HORSES; TOOTH;

EID: 58149291697     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.09.040     Document Type: Article

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