Although cranial sutures presumably play a role in absorbing and/or transmitting loads
applied to the skull, loading patterns on facial sutures are poorly understood. The zygomatic …

The growth and morphology of craniofacial sutures are thought to reflect their functional
environment. However, little is known about in vivo sutural mechanics. The present study …

Many bones in mammalian skulls are linked together by cranial sutures, connective tissue
joints that are morphologically variable and show different levels of interdigitation among …

Cranial bones and sutures are mechanically loaded during mastication. Their response to
masticatory strain, however, is largely unknown, especially in the context of age change …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Serial sections through the heads, or parts of the heads, of
several stages in the development of six species were used. These comprised: nine human …

Incident to Anteriorly-Directed Forces Page 1 Zygomaticomaxillary Suture Adaptations Incident
to Anteriorly-Directed Forces in Rhesus Monkeys Ravindra Nanda Wayne Hickory Histologic …

The purpose of this study is to test predicted form–function relationships between cranial
suture complexity and masticatory muscle mass and biomechanics in a mouse model …

Among non-mammalian vertebrates, rigid skulls with tight sutural junctions are associated
with high levels of cranial loading. The rigid skulls of mammals presumably act to resist the …

Sutures are soft connective tissue articulations between craniofacial bones. Suture
mechanics deals with patterns of mechanical stress experienced in sutures resulting from …

The skull is distinguished from other parts of the skeleton by its composite construction. The
sutures between bony elements provide for interstitial growth of the cranium, but at the same …