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A long term trend in tooth size in the Eastern Mediterranean
Author(s) -
LeBlanc Steven A.,
Black Babette
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330410308
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , dentistry , turkish , geography , term (time) , orthodontics , medicine , archaeology , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
Posterior occlusal tooth areas were measured for a sample of Greek and Turkish populations spanning a 8500 year period. Rates of reduction of 2% per 1000 years for maxillary teeth and 1% per 1000 years for the mandibulary teeth were found. These rates are shown to be greater than those for earlier populations from Western Europe.