Melvin L. Moss and the Functional Matrix

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Moss ML ( 1954). Growth of the calvaria in the rat: the determination of osseous morphology. Am J Anat 94:333-362.

Moss ML ( 1962). The functional matrix. In: Vistas in orthodontics . Kraus B , Riedel R , editors. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, pp. 85-98.

Moss ML ( 1971). Neurotrophic processes in orofacial growth. J Dent Res 50:1492-1494.

Moss ML ( 1972). Twenty years of functional cranial analysis. Am J Orthod 61:479-485.

Moss ML ( 1975). The effect of rhombencephalic hypoplasia on posterior cranial base elongation in rats. Arch Oral Biol 20 :489-492.

Moss ML ( 1997a). The functional matrix hypothesis revisited. 1. The role of mechanotransduction. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 112:8-11.

Moss ML ( 1997b). The functional matrix hypothesis revisited. 2. The role of an osseous connected cellular network . Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 112:221-226.

Moss ML ( 1997c). The functional matrix hypothesis revisited. 3. The genomic thesis. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 112:338-342.

Moss ML ( 1997d). The functional matrix hypothesis revisited. 4. The epigenetic antithesis and the resolving synthesis. Am J Orthod Dentofac Orthop 112 (in press).

Moss ML , Rankow RM (1968). The role of the functional matrix in mandibular growth. Angle Orthod 38:95-103.

Moss ML , Salentijn L. (1969). The capsular matrix. Am J Orthod 56:474-490.

Moss ML , Young R. (1960). A functional approach to craniology. Am J Phys Anthropol 18:281-292.

Moss ML , Bromberg BE , Song IC , Eisenman G. (1968). The passive role of nasal septal cartilage in mid-facial growth. Plast Reconstr Surg 41:536-542.

Moss ML , Skalak R. , Patel H. , Sen K. , Moss-Salentijn L. , Shinozuka M. (1985). Finite element method modeling of craniofacial growth. Am J Orthod 87:453-472.

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