Sexual dimorphism of the human mandible and its association with dental development

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-202

  Coquerelle, Michael ^a,b   Bookstein, Fred L ^a,c   Braga, José ^b   Halazonetis, Demetrios J ^d   Weber, Gerhard W ^a   Mitteroecker, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

mandible; ontogeny; sexual dimorphism; shape; teeth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MANDIBLE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANDIBLE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956209491     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21485     Document Type: Article

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