Mandibular Biomechanics and Development of the Human Chin

@article{Ichim2006MandibularBA,
  title={Mandibular Biomechanics and Development of the Human Chin},
  author={Ionut P Ichim and M.V. Swain and Julius A. Kieser},
  journal={Journal of Dental Research},
  year={2006},
  volume={85},
  pages={638 - 642}
}
The development of the chin, a feature unique to humans, suggests a close functional linkage between jaw biomechanics and symphyseal architecture. The present study tests the hypothesis that the presence of a chin changes strain patterns in the loaded mandible. Using an anatomically correct 3-D model of a dentate mandible derived from a CT scan image, we analyzed strain patterns during incisal and molar biting. We then constructed a second mandible, without a chin, by ‘defeaturing’ the first… 
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