Open AccessAnthropology and it′s relation to orthodontics: Part 1
Author(s) -
Meha Verma Teja,
Tanvir Singh Teja,
Sarabjeet Singh,
Rita Kashyap
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
apos trends in orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-4600
pISSN - 2321-1407
DOI - 10.4103/2321-1407.112542
Subject(s) - relation (database) , orthodontics , sociology , anthropology , medicine , computer science , data mining
This paper describes the existence of man on this planet from a single-celled primitive creature to the multi-celled, highly specialized being that we are. More importantly, this article gives a description of the evolution of human dentition, temporomanibular joint and masticatory complex, and, in course of time, how the evolution has had its relevance in orthodontics