Interproximal tooth grooves in Pacific Basin, East Asian, and New World populations

Anthropological Science

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages 85-94

  Turner II, Christy G ^a   Cacciatore, Erin ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interproximal grooves; Oral habits; Oral health; Tool use; Tooth grooves; Toothpicks

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744451495     PISSN: 09187960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1537/ase.106.supplement_85     Document Type: Article

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