Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1015-1022 , July 2006

Biomechanics of the Mandible Part I: Measurement of Mandibular Functional Deformation Using Custom-Fabricated Displacement Transducers

  • Jehad Al-Sukhun, PhD, MSc, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Senior Registrar and Clinical Research Associate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Al-Sukhun: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Kasarmikatu 11-13, PO Box 263, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Miia Helenius, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Registrar, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Christian Lindqvist, MD, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Findland
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  • John Kelleway, LIBST, RDT

      Affiliations

    • Senior Research Instructor, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care and Sciences, London, United Kingdom

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00379-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.03.009

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 7 , Pages 1015-1022 , July 2006

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