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GROWTH of the mandible has been a controversial problem since the days of John Hunter, notwith-standing that he, John Tomes the elder and George Humphry in turn performed crucial experiments which showed that growth took place at the posterior border of the mandible and absorption at the anterior border, thus providing room for the eruption of the developing permanent molars.
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Harris, H. A., “Bone Growth in Health and Disease” (Oxford University Press, 1933).
Brash, J. C., “Growth of the Jaws, Normal and Abnormal, in Health and Disease” (Dental Board of the United Kingdom, London, 1924).
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HARRIS, H. Growth of the Mandible in the Pig. Nature 144, 552–553 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144552a0
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