Correlated variation between the lateral basicranium and the face: A geometric morphometric study in different human groups

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 814-824

  Bastir, Markus ^a,b   Rosas, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anterior; Cranial base; Geometric morphometrics; Integration; Middle cranial fossa; Skeletal class II, III malocclusion

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FACIAL BONE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKULL BASE;

AFRICA; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CRANIAL FOSSA, MIDDLE; EUROPE; FACIAL BONES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MAXILLOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKULL BASE;

EID: 33747187023     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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