Chronic primary orofacial pain (OFP) conditions such as painful temporomandibular
disorders (pTMDs; ie, myofascial pain and arthralgia), idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) …

The mouse has been the dominant model organism in studies on the development, genetics
and evolution of the mammalian skull and associated soft‐tissue for decades. There is the …

Pain of muscle origin is the major presenting symptom of many clinically defined conditions.
Intermittent recurring and chronic pain may be regional (eg temporomandibular disorders …

Mandibular and systemic bone loss are poorly associated. We compared the effect of
isocaloric protein undernutrition and/or ovariectomy on BMD and microstructure of …

Rodents are defined by a uniquely specialized dentition and a highly complex arrangement
of jaw‐closing muscles. Finite element analysis (FEA) is an ideal technique to investigate …

Masticatory functional changes have been shown to influence the quantity and quality of the
alveolar bone during growth. This study was designed to investigate the effect of masticatory …

Rodentia is a species‐rich group with diversified modes of life and diets. Although rodent
skull morphology has been the focus of a voluminous literature, the functional significance of …

This study investigates bone–tooth association under compression to identify strain
amplified sites within the bone–periodontal ligament (PDL)–tooth fibrous joint. Our results …

Josephoartigasia monesi, from the Pliocene of Uruguay, is the largest known fossil rodent,
with an estimated body mass of 1000 kg. In this study, finite element analysis was used to …

Background/aim In a previous study we showed that mandibular alveolar (trabecular) bone
appears to be less sensitive to estrogen deficiency than the proximal tibia spongiosa. We …