Figure 7:
The (not to scale) sum of the longitudinal stress distributions (according to the superposition principle) of the ℋ and ℳ associated stresses presented in Figure 5 required for the equilibrium of the anterior segment when subjected to (a) T0; (b) T1; (c) T2; (d) T3; (e) T4. For illustrative purposes, the left side of 7(b) is the actual sum of the longitudinal stress arrows in Figure 5(b), obtained by placing the stress arrows head-to-tail. Besides the lever (d), tot/cob is present only in (c)-left and (e)-right. (This figure applies only to the intact mandible.)
