Hylander ('78) recently published important new data on bite force in humans, and showed that the human mandible cannot function purely as a link during incisal biting. He concluded instead that the mandible acts as a lever. Reexamination of Hylander's data suggests that the mandible cannot function purely as a lever either, and in fact it probably functions simultaneously as both lever and lin...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Biomechanics of occlusal force and indirect calculation of temporomandibular joint loading in patients after surgery for head and neck cancer is poorly understood. PURPOSE This study compared occlusal force values of 6 mandibulectomy subjects with reconstructed mandibles to 6 noncancer subjects with intact mandibles and reports occlusal force predictions from a developed ...

ewing sarcoma (es) of the mandible is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis which can be misdiagnosed as odontogenic inflammatory lesions or infections. we present a 7-year old male child which had been previously misdiagnosed and treated as an odontogenic abscess. this reported case describes the clinical, radiological and histopathological findings of oral es with difficulties in management. ...

Introduction: Treatment of edentulous atrophic mandible with severe atrophy is a challenge based on local conditions and systemic diseases confronted by the age group affected. If bone grafting is indicated, it is often used in lateral or inferior aspects of the mandible.  Case Report: A 70-year-old male with a unilateral fracture of the atrophied left mandibular body was managed by lingual bon...