Dental Anthropology

Symposia of the Society for the Study of Human Biology, Volume V: Dental Anthropology is a collection of papers that covers the application of dental pathology in the context of anthropology. The book presents 15 studies that cover various human dental variables and relates to different anthropological factors. The dental variables considered in the articles include tooth morphology; occlusion and malocclusion of primate teeth; morphogenesis of deciduous molar pattern in man; and double-rooted human lower canine teeth. The text also covers topics about race specific dental traits such as radiographic study of the Neanderthal teeth from Krapina; crown characters of the deciduous dentition of the Japanese-American hybrids; and analysis of the American Indian dentition. The selection will be of great interest to evolutionary scientists, such as anthropologists and paleontologists.

Tooth Morphology and Primate EvolutionDental Variability in a Population of GibbonsOcclusion and Malocclusion of the Teeth of PrimatesPhylogenetic and Intra-Specific Variations in Tooth Sequence PolymorphismA Radiographic Study of the Neanderthal Teeth from Krapina, CroatiaMorphogenesis of Deciduous Molar Pattern in ManCrown Characters of the Deciduous Dentition of the Japanese-American HybridsDental Measurement: An Assessment of Its Value in Anthropological StudiesAnalysis of the American Indian DentitionCongenital Absence of Teeth in Human PopulationsDentition in the Assessment of Individual Age in Skeletal MaterialVariations in the Frequency of Shovel-Shaped Incisors in Different PopulationsDouble-Rooted Human Lower Canine TeethVariations in the Microstructure and Biochemistry of Human TeethThe Macroscopic Dental Pathology of Some Earlier Human Populations