Tooth serration morphologies in the genus Machimosaurus (Crocodylomorpha, Thalattosuchia) from the Late Jurassic of Europe [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2014 Machimosaurus was a large-bodied durophagous/chelonivorous genus of teleosaurid crocodylomorph that lived in shallow marine and brackish ecosystems during the Late Jurassic. Among teleosaurids, Machimosaurus and its sister taxon ‘Steneosaurus’ obtusidens
Mark T. Young +4 more
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Effect of denture quality on perioral muscle activity during speech
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015 This study aimed to evaluate the electromyographic activity of the orbicularis oris muscle in patients using clinically inadequate conventional dentures before and after the insertion of clinically acceptable new convencional denture. Six patients, using
Carla Moreto Santos +6 more
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Taurodontism—Prevalence, Extent, and Clinical Challenge in Ashkelon, Israel—A Retrospective Study
Applied Sciences, 2022 Taurodontism, a known morpho-anatomic variation in the shape of teeth, has already attracted substantial attention. The aim of this study is to contribute to this by discussing its direct impact on the dental practitioner via an evaluation of the ...
Shmuel Einy +4 more
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Electromyographic analysis of the upper lip in nose and mouth breathers
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2016 The purpose of this research was to compare the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the superior belly of orbicularis oris muscle between individuals with Class II Division 1 malocclusion, nose breathers (Group 1) and mouth breathers (Group 2), having as
Michelle Santos Vianna-Lara +1 more
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Reexamination of the mandibular and dental morphology of the Early Jurassic mammaliaform Hadrocodium wui [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2022 CT visualization of the mandible and dentition of Hadrocodium wui, a stem mammaliaform from the Lower Jurassic Lower Lufeng Formation of Yunnan, China has revealed new features not accessible by previous microscopic study of the fossil.
ZHE-XI LUO +4 more
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Surface eletromiography in the diagnosis of syndromes of the cranio-cervical pain
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015 This paper first provides a review of the anatomy and physiology of striated muscles, focusing on the muscle fiber, motor unit and µ neuron. We also commented on the factors that affect the depolarization of this neuron, resulting in its excitation or ...
Fausto Bérzin
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Hippopotamid dispersal across the Mediterranean in the latest Miocene: a re-evaluation of the Gravitelli record from Sicily, Italy [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 The first dispersal of Hippopotamidae out of Africa is recorded around 6 Ma, but this event is documented only in a few European localities. Among them, the uppermost Miocene deposits of Gravitelli in Sicily yielded particularly abundant hippopotamid ...
Roberta Martino +3 more
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Dental morphology and variation across holocene Khoesan people of Southern Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Includes bibliographical references.Dental analyses of the Holocene Khoesan populations of southern Africa can provide insight into the biological evolution of an anthropologically important people.
Black, Wendy
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Bacterial microleakage of temporary filling materials used for endodontic access cavity sealing
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2016 Background/purpose: Providing a tight coronal seal is key for the success of endodontic treatment, therefore the study aimed to assess bacterial microleakage of materials used for short- and long-term temporization. Materials and methods: One hundred and
Igor Križnar, Katja Seme, Aleš Fidler
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International Journal of Dentistry, 2012 The aim of this in vitro study is to compare the microleakage of a root perforation sealed with MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate) (group M) to that sealed with MTA following Er:YAG laser irradiation (group ML). Forty-two recently extracted human monoroot
M. Tielemans +5 more
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