New evidence of dental pathology in 40,000-year-old neandertals

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 428-432

  Walker, M J ^a   Zapata, J ^a   Lombardi, A V ^b   Trinkaus, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Washington University ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

caries; cementoma; Neandertals; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; HISTORY; HOMINID; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SPAIN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ANIMALS; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; PALEODONTOLOGY; SPAIN; TOOTH ATTRITION; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH FRACTURES; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 79954590441     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034510387797     Document Type: Conference Paper

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