Mandible Biomechanics and Continuously Erupting Teeth: A New Defect Model for Studying Load-Bearing Biomaterials
Animals with elodont dentition and unfused mandible symphyses are hypothesized to have symmetric incisor morphology. Since these animals maintain their teeth by gnawing, they may provide physiologic feedback on mechanical function when unilateral mandible defects are created that manifest as ipsilat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Biomedicines |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/9/7/730 |