... of force application to support constraints. Here we use load path analysis to map force transfer from muscle attachments to bite point and jaw joint, and to evaluate how different configurations of trabecular and cortical bone affect load paths. We created three models of the mandible of the Virginia...

... stimulates both Haversian remodeling and bone formation in rabbit mandibles, providing evidence that the number of daily load cycles influences bony responses in the skull. Osteon Strain Stress Microdamage Mastication Bone Mandible National Science Foundation http://dx.doi.org/10.13039...

... and mandible shape, and between cranial or mandible shape on the one hand and muscles or estimated bite force on the other hand, confirming the strong integration of the bony and muscular components of the jaw system. These strong relationships are strongly driven by size. The functional links between shape...

... obtained significant covariation between the shape of the upper or lower jaw and absolute or residual bite force. Our results demonstrate that domestication has not resulted in a disruption of the functional links in the jaw system in dogs and that mandible shape is a good predictor of bite force...

... (‘solid mandible model’) and quantification of internal bone distribution of the mandibular corpus obtained from computed tomography scans (‘hollow mandible model’) for five carnivorans ( Canis lupus , Crocuta crocuta , Panthera leo , Neofelis nebulosa and the extinct Canis dirus ). Comparison reveals...