Abstract: Realistic mouth animation plays a very important role in facial expressions. This paper proposes a novel 3D human mouth animation model by introducing compliant spatial mechanisms. This ...

Dry mouth (also known as xerostomia) happens when your salivary glands don't make enough spit for your mouth to stay wet. Saliva is important for moistening and cleansing our mouths and for ...

PISA, Italy — You can tell a lot from a smile. For humans, it’s a symbol of joy. For bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates), they have similar “open mouth” facial expressions to convey playful ...

Dolphins living in captivity often make an open-mouth facial expression while playing with each other. Zoomarine, Italy Bottlenose dolphins “smile” at each other while playing, making open ...

Research shows that bottlenose dolphins use a smiling-like “open mouth” expression to communicate playfully, which their peers reciprocate 33% of the time, highlighting the role of facial expressions ...

New research of captive bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) indicates that they use an “open mouth” facial expression similar to a smile to communicate during social play. This expression ...

New research publishing October 2 in the Cell Press journal iScience shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the “open mouth” facial expression—analogous to a smile—to ...

New research shows that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) use the 'open mouth' facial expression -- analogous to a smile -- to communicate during social play. The dolphins almost always use ...

Summary: Bottlenose dolphins use an “open mouth” expression, similar to a smile, during playful interactions with other dolphins. This expression is a signal of fun and playfulness, preventing ...

Mouth cancer can start in different parts of the mouth, including the lips, gums or soft sides of the mouth. Oropharyngeal cancer starts in the oropharynx. The oropharynx is the part of the throat ...