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?Amphictis (Carnivora, Ailuridae) from the Belgrade Formation of North Carolina, USA [PDF]
Miocene terrestrial mammals are poorly known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Fossils of the Order Carnivora from this time and region are especially rare.
Jon Baskin+4 more
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Regaining mandibular position after hemimandibulectomy using ancillary maxillofacial prosthesis
Fracture of any part of the mandible leads to deviation of the remaining portion of the mandible toward the fracture site and alteration of the biting surface of the teeth.
Ahila S Chidembaranathan+1 more
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Analytical study of mandible: Prerequisite for sex determination
Background: Human skull consists of various bones. One of them is mandible which is quite resistant, tough and shows systemic differences in form between individuals of different sex. It resists putrefaction also. There are characteristic features in the
Bhagya Shree+6 more
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Possibilities of reconstruction and implant-prosthetic rehabilitation following mandible resection [PDF]
Introduction. Mandible reconstruction is still very challenging for surgeons. Mandible defects could be the consequence of ablative surgery for malignancies, huge jaw cysts, infection and trauma.
Konstantinović Vitomir S.+2 more
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To analyze the morphology of paired fibula and mandible aiming to choose optimal fibular segments for mandibular reconstruction in a Chinses population. A total of 118 cases of paired mandible and fibula was collected.
Xiaojie Ma+9 more
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Reliability of Panoramic Radiographs in the Localization of Mandibular Foramen [PDF]
Objective: The present study evaluated the reliability and accuracy of panoramic radiographs in the localization of mandibular foramen. Materials and Methods: Twenty five Indian dry human adult mandibles constituted the study material.
Karthikeya Patil+2 more
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A rare case of a giant cell tumour caused by vitamin D deficiency [PDF]
Reparative giant cell granulomas are benign masses of multi-etiological nature, which account for 1%–7% of all benign lesions of the jaws. The objective of this case report is to present the relationship between isolated vitamin D deficiency ...
Deyan Neychev+3 more
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Adaptive plasticity in the mouse mandible [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Plasticity, i.e. non-heritable morphological variation, enables organisms to modify the shape of their skeletal tissues in response to varying environmental stimuli.
Anderson, Philip S L+2 more
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Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective [PDF]
© 2017 The Author(s). Functional requirements may constrain phenotypic diversification or foster it. For insect mouthparts, the quantification of the relationship between shape and function in an evolutionary framework remained largely unexplored.
Blanke, Alexander+4 more
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Background The biting edge of the primitive arthropod mandible consists of a biting incisor process and a crushing molar process. These structures are thought to be derived from a structure known as an endite but the precise details of this are not ...
Coulcher Joshua F, Telford Maximilian J
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