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Root number determination in maxillary first premolars for modern human populations
Author(s) -
Turner Christy G.
Publication year - 1981
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.1330540108
Subject(s) - root (linguistics) , premolar , orthodontics , trait , dentistry , population , buccal administration , biology , medicine , computer science , molar , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , programming language
It is suggested that multiple root number of the maxillary first premolar be defined on the basis of lingual and buccal‐root bifurcation greater than one‐fourth to one‐third (25%–33%) the buccal‐root length. This meets pragmatic considerations and would enhance comparability of between‐observer findings for an apparently independent trait of potential importance for population characterization, forensic identification, and microevolutionary analysis.