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    Temporomandibular Joint

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    lateral pterygoid plate and tuberosity of the maxilla and inserts on the medial surface of the mandible close to the angle (Dutton, 2012). These two muscles meet at the angle of the mandible to form a strong common tendinous insertion known as the pterygomasseteric sling (Thomas & Yaremchuk, 2009). During TM joint replacement, the extraoral approach requires exposure of the inferior border of the mandible requiring disruption of the pterygomasseteric sling, disruption of the sling can also occur…

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    This is because they are made by putting the tongue and mandible in their most posterior positions and adding voicing. The most common back close vowels in General American English are: /ɯ/, /u/, and /ʊ/. /u/ and /ʊ/. The vowel /u/, is in the more superior position and makes the sound found in the nucleus of the…

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    Allogenous Bone Grafts

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    Maxillofacial deformities hindering usage and cosmesis have several etiologies, that need to be considered individually based on their importance. Issues to consider in order to achieve a successful operation include ease of implementation, maintaining functionality, and overall cosmesis (Rana et al., 2011). Regardless of etiology of the bone defect, whether it’s congenital, iatrogenic, or pathologic such as tumor, trauma, infection, or necrosis, a majority of the time the treatment in adults…

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    The natural selection would have allowed smaller hominins to survive a limited diet on a small island, therefore H. floresiensis first became smaller as the mandible at Mata Menge suggests and became larger over time. More remains will need to be found to determine if the mandible is from a normal sized hominin or just a small individual of the population. Mutation could have come from a genetic abnormality and with a small number of hominins on the island, the mutation…

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    and their leadership styles. Specifically, in cinema government issues are put on display such as dictatorship in communism and fascism. In the movie Antz two types of government are shown in the movie Dictatorship/Autocratic and Democracy. General Mandible is the military leader and Dictator of the colony. He portrays the actions of an autocratic government or dictatorship…

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    Barn Owl Case Study

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    First aid and initial assessment: When you first find the barn owl you need to assess it to see if it need any fluids. How to do a health check on the Barn Owl once it’s in your care. 1) Lay the owl on its back, on the palm of one hand, with its feet pointing away, the back of its head resting on your wrist/forearm and with its legs and folded wings encircled by your thumb and index finger. Do this firmly but gently so that the owl cannot escape by wriggling nor injure the handler with its feet.…

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    Antz Leadership Styles

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    will do, or how you will do it. In a democratic society, we have the opportunity to exercise the choice of what we do, and this is because we are offered freedom here in Canada. An autocratic leadership style is shown in “Antz” because the General Mandible is the one making all of the decisions and judgements based on what he thinks is right, without the regards of the other ants of course. Moreover, it is shown that Z wanted their colony to be like a utopia because of his actions that proved…

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    The Piltdown Hoax

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    The infamous event of the Piltdown hoax is one that continues to draw speculative attention over a century after the initial announcement of the paleoanthropological findings. Although many scientists, especially those involved in the field of paleoanthropology, would like to forget the incident entirely, the Piltdown man—otherwise taxonomically referred to as Eoanthropus dawsoni—is perhaps the greatest hoax in anthropological history. Since the exposure of the Piltdown discovery as a forgery in…

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    actions can greatly affect all the communities that we are a part of. There are many beliefs of the types of government that the ant colony should have. Each has their pros and cons, but only one type truly recognises every ant in the colony. General Mandible believes that the colony should have an autocratic government. This is evident because he wants the princess to be the…

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    Caroy Case Study

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    benign odontogenic tumors treatment? An in vivo study in Wistar rats Shot title: Carnoy’s solution effects in mandible of rats Summary In order to quantify osteonecrosis, blood clot and bone neoformation after Carnoy’s solution (CS) and saline application in mandibles of Wistar rats, a monocortical defect was created bilaterally on right/left buccal cortical of Wistar rat’s mandibles and received one application of 5 minutes of CS and one application of 5 minutes of saline, respectively. This…

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