The human mandible: Lever, link, or both?
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 1979 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | American Journal of Physical Anthropology |
| ISSN | 0002-9483 |
| E-ISSN | 1096-8644 |
| EDITORA | John Wiley and Sons Inc |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330510116 |
| CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
| MD5 |
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Resumo
Hylander ('78) recently published important new data on bite force in humans, and showed that the human mandible cannot function purely as a link during incisal biting. He concluded instead that the mandible acts as a lever. Reexamination of Hylander's data suggests that the mandible cannot function purely as a lever either, and in fact it probably functions simultaneously as both lever and link during incisal biting.