- Odontometrics
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Odontometrics is the measurement and study of tooth size.[1][2] It is used in biological anthropology and bioarchaeology to study human phenotypic variation. The rationale for use is similar to that of the study of dentition, the structure and arrangement of teeth.
References
- ^ Relethford, John (2009). The Human Species: An Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Glossary. McGraw Hill Online Learning Center. ISBN 0073531014. http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767430220/student_view0/glossary.html. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ Kieser, Julius A. (2008). Human Adult Odontometrics: The Study of Variation in Adult Tooth Size. Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521064597.
Categories:- Teeth
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