Carabelli's trait and tooth size of human maxillary first molars

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-246

  Harris, Edward F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cusp size; Tooth development; Tooth morphology; Tooth size

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH SIZE;

DENTAL ENAMEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 33846545526     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20503     Document Type: Article

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