"Jaw" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Bony structure of the mouth that holds the teeth. It consists of the MANDIBLE and the MAXILLA.
| Descriptor ID |
D007568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.324.502 A14.521
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jaw" by people in Profiles.
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Ontogenetic changes in jaw leverage and skull shape in tufted and untufted capuchins. J Morphol. 2024 May; 285(5):e21705.
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Tradeoffs between bite force and gape in Eulemur and Varecia. J Morphol. 2024 May; 285(5):e21699.
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Gape drives regional variation in temporalis architectural dynamics in tufted capuchins. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220550.
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Rhythmic chew cycles with distinct fast and slow phases are ancestral to gnathostomes. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220539.
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Ontogenetic changes in bite force and gape in tufted capuchins. J Exp Biol. 2023 08 01; 226(15).
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Loss of oral sensation impairs feeding performance and consistency of tongue-jaw coordination. J Oral Rehabil. 2022 Aug; 49(8):806-816.
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Suction feeding biomechanics of Polypterus bichir: investigating linkage mechanisms and the contributions of cranial kinesis to oral cavity volume change. J Exp Biol. 2022 02 01; 225(3).
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A symmoriiform from the Late Devonian of Morocco demonstrates a derived jaw function in ancient chondrichthyans. Commun Biol. 2020 11 17; 3(1):681.
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Differences in muscle mechanics underlie divergent optimality criteria between feeding and locomotor systems. J Anat. 2020 12; 237(6):1072-1086.
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Jaw kinematics and mandibular morphology in humans. J Hum Evol. 2020 02; 139:102639.