Intercusp relationships of the permanent maxillary first and second molars in American whites

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 514-528

  Harris, Edward F ^a   Dinh, Dustin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cusp formation; Intercusp distances; Molar ontogeny; Morphogenetic field

Indexed keywords

CAUCASIAN; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH SIZE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CASTING TECHNIQUE; DENTITION, PERMANENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; NORTH AMERICA; OBSERVER VARIATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 33746256122     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20389     Document Type: Review

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