Masticatory biomechanics in the rabbit : a multi-body dynamics analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Acknowledgement We thank Sue Taft (University of Hull) for the µCT-scanning of the rabbit specimen used in this study. We also thank Raphaël Cornette, Jacques Bonnin, Laurent Dufresne, and l'Amicale des Chasseurs Trappistes (ACT) for providing permission
Curtis, Neil +6 more
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Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex [PDF]
, 2016 The evolution of the mammalian jaw during the transition from non-mammalian synapsids to crown mammals is a key event in vertebrate history and characterised by the gradual reduction of its individual bones into a single element and the concomitant ...
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Clinical significance of the buccal fat pad: how to determine the correct surgical indications based on preoperative analysis [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Despite the multitude of clinical and aesthetic uses, the correct surgical indications for buccal fat pad (BFP) removal have yet to be fully elucidated.
Bencardino, Davide +6 more
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Animal, 2010 Biceps femoris (BF) and masseter muscle (MM) are the mixture of slow oxidative and fast-twitch fibres. Compared with MM, BF had the significantly higher expression of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) fast IIx and IIb isoforms (MyHCIIx and MyHCIIb), but lower ...
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Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2011 Cysticercosis is a parasitic infestation caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium, a cestodic paratise. It is a common disease in developing countries where it is also endemic. The most commonly infested body organs include subcutaneous tissues, brain and skeletal muscles.
B Dilip Kumar, Bindi Dave, S M Meghana
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Shear wave elastography parameters of normal soft tissues of the neck
Biomedical Papers, 2017 Background: Shear wave elastography is a relatively new method of quantitative measurement of tissue elasticity. Assuming that malignant lesions are stiffer than benign ones, elastography may provide supplementary information for their discrimination ...
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MATHEMATICAL SUBSTANTIATION OF BIOMECHANICAL BASES OF PATHOLOGICAL WEAR OF HARD TISSUES OF TEETH
Український стоматологічний альманах, 2023 Using the Bernoulli principle, the muscles that raise, laterally shift, and advance the mandible were studied. The biomechanical component of the pathogenesis of pathological tooth abrasion was revealed.
Y.P. Koval
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Efficiency of low versus high airline pressure in stunning cattle with a pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun [PDF]
, 2017 The efficiency of stunning cattle was assessed in 443 animals (304 pure Zebu and 139 crossbred cattle), being mainly mature bulls and cows. Cattle were stunned using a Jarvis pneumatically powered penetrating captive bolt gun operating with low (160–175 ...
Costa, F A D +4 more
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Orofacial muscles activity in children with swallowing dysfunction and removable functional appliances [PDF]
, 2019 Swallowing dysfunction is a frequent disorder among children and refers to an altered tongue posture and abnormal tongue movement during swallowing. Removable functional appliance is one of the treatments applied by dentistry to correct this disorder ...
Giustino, Valerio +5 more
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Validity and sensitivity of a human cranial finite element model: Implications for comparative studies of biting performance [PDF]
, 2015 Finite element analysis (FEA) is a modelling technique increasingly used in anatomical studies investigating skeletal form and function. In the case of the cranium this approach has been applied to both living and fossil taxa to (for example) investigate
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