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. 2006 Sep;209(3):369–380. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00612.x

Table 1.

Model parameters

Moments of inertia Mass (kg) Ixx (kg m2) Iyy (kg m2) Izz (kg m2)
Lower jaw 0.44 0.00086 0.00029 0.00061
Muscle Muscle length (mm) Max. force (N) CE, optimum length (mm) SE, length (mm)
Superficial masseter 48.0 272.8 22.6 25.8
Deep anterior masseter 29.5 73.8 21.8 17.1
Deep posterior masseter 30.9 65.8 15.0 13.3
Anterior temporalis 57.4 308.0 30.7 24.2
Posterior temporalis 62.9 222.0 31.3 28.8
Medial pterygoid 43.3 240.0 14.1 27.6
Superior lateral pterygoid 29.1 38.0 21.5 9.4
Inferior lateral pterygoid 27.2 112.8 22.3 9.0
Anterior digastric 51.9 46.4 42.6 3.0
Geniohyoid 48.5 38.8 35.3 5.4
Anterior mylohyoid 21.8 63.6 24.0 0.0
Posterior mylohyoid 44.8 21.2 39.7 0.0

CE, contractile element; SE, series elastic element.