Abstract
T I nvestigations of mandibular movements may necessitate the use of an experimental animal. Monkeys are often the animal of choice for dental research. They are primates and are quite similar phylogenetically to the human. As a result, studies on the monkey may be more applicable to human beings than is research performed on other species of animals. The dentition of the monkey is, in many ways, similar to that of the human being. As the monkey assumes an erect posture, it utilizes the masticatory apparatus in a manner somewhat similar to that of a human being. The size is a desirable feature, and the diet consistency is quite similar to the human diet since both are omnivorous. Therefore, an investigation was undertaken to determine whether or not the mandibular border movements of the pig-tailed monkey are similar to those of the human being.
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