Human Adult Odontometrics: The Study of Variation in Adult Tooth Size

ISBN-13: 9780521353908 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 208 str.

Julius A. Kieser;Kieser Julius; C. G. Nicholas Mascie-Taylor

Opis

Human tooth size lies central to the fields of dentistry, physical anthropology, human biology, forensic dentistry, and archaeology. An appreciation of the genetic and environmental determinants of tooth size is fundamental to an understanding of the metric variation of teeth in humans. Thus, besides imparting a sound knowledge of the theories of dental inheritance, development and evolution, this book demonstrates the diverse practical applications of odontometrics.

Recenzje

"...so well written that readers will take pleasure in extracting the information from its pages. Kieser covers every aspect of human dentition relating to the use of such data in characterizing and comparing populations. The volume is elegantly arranged, extremely well illustrated, and carefully indexed....should be in every good research library, as well as in the hands of physical anthropologists involved in the study and interpretation of excavated skeletal collections of human skeletons." Marshall Joseph Becker, American Journal of Archaelogy

Spis treści

Foreword Phillip Tobias; Preface; Introduction; 1. Measurement of tooth size; 2. Comparative odontometry; 3. Odontometric trends; 4. Sexual dimorphism in tooth size; 5. Odontometric variability; 6. Compensatory tooth size interactions; 7. Fluctuating odontometric asymmetry; 8. Allometric relations of tooth size; 9. Odontometric appendix; References; Index.