Mechanical adaptation of trabecular bone morphology in the mammalian mandible
- Submitting institution
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The University of Hull
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1396724
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41598-018-25597-0
- Title of journal
- Scientific reports
- Article number
- 7277
- First page
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- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- May
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Studies within single species have observed changes in alveolar bone due to altered orthodontic loading, suggesting that the relationship between mastication and bone growth plays a vital role in oral health. This BBSRC funded study is the first to compare the trabecular structure in several mammalian species with different functional loading. It found significant differences in trabecular morphology between adult members of different species, but similarity amongst sub-adults, thus supporting a strong, but complex link between masticatory function and trabecular morphology. Developing our understanding of this link will aid the diagnosis/treatment of mandibular diseases and design/evaluation of dental implants.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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