Mechanics in the Production of Mandibular Fractures: Strain-Gauge Measurements of Impacts to the Chin

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Abstract
The subcondylar region exhibits higher tensile and compressive strains than the lingual cortical plate. Clay supported condyles showed a dampening effect over the metal supported ones in that the amount of strain recorded from the subcondylar gages decreased. Chin impacts (impact energy of 0.101 ft. lbs.) to the intact cadaver heads indicate an increase in the tensile strain of the lateral subcondylar areas bilaterally and of the lingual aspect of the chin as greater impact energy is applied.