Vollmerhaus B, Roos H, Quecke A
Institut für Tieranatomie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Tierarztl Prax. 1996 Feb;24(1):73-8.
The temporomandibular joints of the dog and the cat differ in morphology and movement. Characteristic differences in the teeth and the movement of the mandibula result in species-specific mastication: The dog grinds and crunches food. Moving the molars vertically, the cat cuts food to pieces. It has been postulated that the cat masticates more thoroughly than the dog. This is not true. The unilateral mincing of the cat is due to the extremely secodont teeth without possibility to grind.
狗和猫的颞下颌关节在形态和运动方面存在差异。牙齿和下颌运动的特征差异导致了特定物种的咀嚼方式：狗研磨和嘎吱嘎吱地咬食物。猫通过垂直移动臼齿将食物切成小块。有人推测猫比狗咀嚼得更彻底。但事实并非如此。猫单侧切碎食物是由于其牙齿极其锋利，无法研磨。
