title: [Morphofunctional studies of the masticatory apparatus].
abstract: Biophysical studies of the orofacial system require a profound knowledge of the development and morphology of the skull. The skull is the result of phylogenetic and ontogenetic evolution. A great number of multifarious factors have effects on the growth of the skull. In animal experiments the effects of some of these factors on pre- and postnatal craniofacial growth as well as the resulting maintenance of the functional balance have been analyzed. These basic research findings will be a contribution to our understanding of the factors influencing and controlling maxillocranial growth and will aid us in evaluating their inherent laws.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fanghänel
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kubein-Meesenburg
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nägerl
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D013284:Stomatognathic System / Q000032:analysis*
vernacular_title: Morphofunktionelle Untersuchungen im stomatognathen System.