Cusp size variability of the maxillary molariform teeth

Anthropological Science

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-263

  Kondo, Shintaro ^a   Yamada, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crown dimension; Cusp diameter; Deciduous molar; Odontometry; Permanent molar

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; ODONTOMETRY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH SIZE;

EID: 0141717741     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.111.255     Document Type: Article

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