Modern human molar enamel thickness and enamel-dentine junction shape

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 974-995

  Smith, T M ^a   Olejniczak, A J ^a,b   Reid, D J ^c   Ferrell, R J ^d   Hublin, J J ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average enamel thickness; Dentine area; EDJ shape; Enamel cap area; Enamel dentine junction (EDJ) length; Fossil hominids; Hominoids; Relative enamel thickness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CROWN;

ANIMALS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR; ODONTOMETRY; PALEODONTOLOGY; PRIMATES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH CROWN;

HOMINIDAE; HOMO;

EID: 34047245285     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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