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Figure 5

From: Biomechanical evaluation of the human mandible after temporomandibular joint replacement under different biting conditions

Figure 5

Principal strain distribution during (a) incisor biting (INC), (b) left group biting (LGF), (c) left molar biting (LML) and (d) right molar biting (RML) for the implanted mandible and principal strain differences \(\varepsilon _{{dist}}^{{dif}}\) between intact and implanted mandible under (e) incisor biting (INC), (f) left group biting (LGF), (g) left molar biting (LML), and (h) right molar biting (RML) (with not lateral pterygoid activation).

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