Gaylord Throckmorton, Ph.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Emeritus School Medical School Department Surgery Graduate Programs Biomedical Engineering Biography Born August 7, 1946; Kansas City, Kansas Married, three grown children 1968 BA, Zoology (honors), University of Kansas 1974 PhD, Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago Education Undergraduate University of Kansas Main Camp (1968) Graduate School University of Chicago (the) (1974) Research Interest Biomechanics of the jaw Electromyography of jaw muscles Human anatomy, especially head and neck anatomy Kinesiology of mastication Ultrasound Imaging of Soft Tissues of Face Publications Featured Publications The relationship between surgical changes in dentofacial morphology and changes in maximum bite force. Throckmorton, G.S. and Ellis, E., III J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2001 59 620-627 Changes in the masticatory cycle following treatment of unilateral posterior crossbite in children. Throckmorton, G.S., Buschang, P.H., Hayasaki, H., Santos Pinto, A. American Journal Orthod. Dentofac. Orthoped. 2001 120 521-529 Facial symmetry after closed and open treatment of fractures of the madibular condylar process. Ellis, E., III and Throckmorton, G.S. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2000 58 719-728 Changes in masticatory patterns after bilateral fractures of the mandibular condyles. Throckmorton, G.S., Talwar, R.M., and Ellis, E., III J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 1999 57 500-508 Masticatory efficiency in children and adolescents with Class I and Class II malocclusions. Toro, A., Buschang, P.H., Throckmorton, G., Roldan, S. Europ. J. Orthodont 2006 28 112-199 Treatment of mandibular condylar process fractures: Biological considerations Ellis, E., III and Throckmorton, G.S. J. Oral Maxillofacial Surgery 2005 53 115-134 Reducing within-subject variation in chewing cycle kinematics: A statistical approach. Wintergerst, A.M., Buschang, P.H., Throckmorton, G.S Archs. Oral Biol December 2004 49 991-1000 Masticatory motion after surgical and non-surgical treatment for unilateral fractures of the mandibular condylar process. Throckmorton, G.S., Ellis, E., III, Hayasaki, H. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg 2003 62: 127 127-138 The effects of bolus hardness on masticatory kinematics. Anderson, K., Throckmorton, G.S., Buschang, P.H., Hayasaki, H. Oral Rehabilitation 2002 29/7 689-696 Results 1-9 of 9 1 Honors & Awards B.F. Dewel Memorial Biomedical Research Awardbest grant application to the American Association of Orthodontics Foundation (2002) Daniel M. Laskin Awardmost outstanding article published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surger (2001) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Medical Writers Association American Society of Biomechanics International Association of Dental Research Society of Technical Communication Texas Faculty Association
