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Number Crunching with the Human Masticatory System

Department of Functional Anatomy-ACTA, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands; j.h.koolstra{at}amc.uva.nl

View larger version (50K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Bite force envelope. (A) Cushion with pins of different lengths in various directions. (B) Advertisement for meat rolls. (C) Lateral and frontal view of a bite force envelope.

View larger version (23K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Biomechanical models of the human masticatory system. (A) Dynamic musculo-skeletal model with simple jaw joints. Antero-lateral view. (B) Finite Element model (35,717 elements) of the jaw joint with superior and inferior articular cartilage layers (blue and purple) and articular disc (orange). Lateral view. (C) Dynamic musculo-skeletal model including deformable cartilaginous structures (view and colors as in B) in the jaw joints.

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