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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Cranial sutures are unique to skull bones and consist of multiple connective tissue cell
lineages such as mesenchymal cells, fibroblast-like cells, and osteogenic cells, in addition to …

The aim of this study was to quantify the sutural response in the various parts of the rat's
upper frontal viscerocranium and study the possible effects caused by reduced masticatory …

The paper is a shortened version of a paper read at the symposium on craniofacial growth,
in which the literature on various aspects of sutures was reviewed. Suture development …

The nasofrontal suture links the nasal complex with the braincase and is subject to
compressive strain during mastication and (theoretically) tensile strain during growth of …

" In this volume craniofacial developmental and evolutionary biologists, oral and
maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists as well as pediatric and plastic surgeons will find a …

In addition to their role in skull growth, sutures are sites of flexibility between the more rigid
bones. Depending on the suture, predominant loading during life may be either tensile or …