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A Qualitative Engineering Analysis of Occlusion Effects on Mandibular Fracture Repair Mechanics

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Figure 1:

(a) The typical representation of the lever-based tension on top/compression on bottom (tot/cob) stress distribution within the mandible. (J, M, and T are the joint, muscle, and occlusal forces, respectively.) (b) a variant depiction of tot/cob.

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  1. Published October 7, 2011, doi: 10.4061/2011/752741 J Dent Biomech vol. 2 no. 1
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