Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 462-468 , March 2008

Modeling of the Effect of Friction in the Temporomandibular Joint on Displacement of Its Disc During Prolonged Clenching

  • Eiji Tanaka, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Tanaka: Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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  • Miho Hirose, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
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  • Jan Harm Koolstra, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Functional Anatomy, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Theo M.G.J. van Eijden, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Functional Anatomy, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Yasunori Iwabuchi, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.
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  • Reiji Fujita, MS

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Student, Department of Systems and Human Science, Osaka University School of Engineering Science, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Masao Tanaka, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Division Chair, Division of Mechanical Science, Department of Systems and Human Science, Osaka University School of Engineering Science, Osaka, Japan.
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  • Kazuo Tanne, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Chair, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Developmental Biology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima, Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.640

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 462-468 , March 2008

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