A new, three-dimensional method for determining tooth wear

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 463-469

  Mayhall, John T ^a   Kageyama, Ikuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 D; Attrition; Maxillary molars; Moire contourography; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOLAR; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH ABRASION;

EID: 0030826469     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199708)103:4<463::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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