Masticatory loadings and cranial deformation in Macaca fascicularis: A finite element analysis sensitivity study

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-68

  Fitton, L C ^a   Shi, J F ^b   Fagan, M J ^b   O'Higgins, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cranial deformation; Finite element analysis; Geometric morphometrics; Multibody dynamic analysis; Muscle activation; Sensitivity study

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; JAW MOVEMENT; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATION; MECHANICS; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKULL; SKULL MALFORMATION; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BITE FORCE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MASTICATION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKULL; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84862336108     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01516.x     Document Type: Article

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