The position of the tongue relative to the upper and lower jaws is regulated in part by the
position of the hyoid bone, which, with the anterior and posterior suprahyoid muscles …

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc consists mainly of collagen fibers and
proteoglycans constrained in the interstices of the collagen fiber mesh. This construction …

Models of mammalian mastication predict that bite force is affected by both the degree of
mouth opening (gape angle) and the point along the tooth row at which force is transferred …

In the absence of processes regulating morphogenesis and growth, phenotypic variance of
a population experiencing no selective mortality should increase throughout ontogeny. To …

Our understanding of human jaw biomechanics has been enhanced by computational
modelling, but comparatively few studies have addressed the dynamics of chewing …

This is the first of two articles on the fiber-type composition of the human jaw muscles. The
present article discusses the origin of fiber-type composition and its consequences. This …

Excessive, repetitive and altered loading have been implicated in the initiation of a series of
soft-and hard-tissue responses orfunctional adaptations' of masticatory and locomotor …

Biologists that study mammals continue to discuss the evolution of and functional variation in
jaw-muscle activity during chewing. A major barrier to addressing these issues is collecting …

Mandibular corpus shape variability was investigated in seven families of both extant and
extinct mammalian carnivores using two-dimensional landmarks and geometric …

The mandibular condylar cartilage plays an important role as a stress absorber during
function. However, relatively little information is available on its dynamic properties under …