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The Root of the Problem: Dental Health Disparities in New Mexico 问题的根源：新墨西哥州的牙科健康差距

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2024-07-27 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v37i2.349

Hannah Cantrell, Emily Moes, Nadia Neff, Heather Edgar

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A histological study of enamel developmental defects in a chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) incisor 乳牙狒狒(Papio ursinus)门牙釉质发育缺陷的组织学研究

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-20 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v36i2.351

J. Salaymeh, Jimmy Erkens, Esme K. Beamish, W. S. Mcgraw, Debbie Guatelli‐Steinberg, K. McGrath

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Dental Anthropology Research Conducted at the School of Dentistry of the Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia) between 2002 and 2021: A Literature Review 2002年至2021年在哥伦比亚卡利大学牙科学院进行的牙科人类学研究:文献综述

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2023-08-20 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v36i2.358

F. Moreno, Natalia Coriat

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An contextualized enamel growth rate and thickness data set collected from British populations spanning the past 2000 years. 从过去2000年的英国人群中收集的牙釉质生长速度和厚度数据集。

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v35i1.338

Christopher Aris

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Assessing error in human dental measurements: a comparison of resin casts, plaster casts, and dental enamel 评估人类牙齿测量误差:树脂铸型、石膏铸型和牙釉质的比较

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v35i1.329

Amelia R. Hubbard, Natasha Wilson, G. Vercellotti

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Root of the Problem 问题的根源

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2022-01-25 DOI: 10.26575/daj.v35i1.339

Laura E. Cirillo, E. Bartelink

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Book Review: Bioarchaeology of Marginalized People 书评:边缘化人群的生物考古学

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-22 DOI: 10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.332

R. Watkins

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The Impact of dental wear on the analysis of morphological affinities based on dental non-metric traits 牙齿磨损对基于牙齿非度量特征的形态亲和力分析的影响

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-22 DOI: 10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.328

Daniel Fidalgo, Verônica Wesolowski, M. Hubbe

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Odontometric parameters in human mandibular molars for sex estimation in a forensic context 人类下颌磨牙的牙体测量参数在法医环境中用于性别估计

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-22 DOI: 10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.326

Sofia Fernandes Franco, Á. Azevedo, Vítor M. J. Matos, Daniel Mongiovi, Alexandra Teixeira

{"title":"Odontometric parameters in human mandibular molars for sex estimation in a forensic context","authors":"Sofia Fernandes Franco, Á. Azevedo, Vítor M. J. Matos, Daniel Mongiovi, Alexandra Teixeira","doi":"10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.326","url":null,"abstract":"When encountering human skeletal remains in forensic contexts, one important step in the identification process is the estimation of sex, because it reduces the number of individuals to approximately one half. The pelvis and skull are considered the most efficient elements for this estimation; however, when unavailable, teeth may be used alternatively. This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of specific odontometric parameters from the mandibular first molar – mesiolingual-distobuccal distance (MLDB) and mesiobuccal-distolingual distance (MBDL) - on sex estimation, in a sample composed from 135 mandibles selected from the Coimbra Identified Skeletal Collection (University of Coimbra). Since canines seem to be the most accurate teeth for sexual diagnosis, comparison of molars parameters and canines was performed, through measurement of their mesiodistal dimensions (MD). Statistical analysis showed sexual dimorphism in human first molars and determination of cut-off points assigned individuals to the male or female group. In the first molar, 60.7% and 65.2% of individuals were correctly classified by using MLDB and MBDL, respectively. Highest sexual diagnosis accuracy was achieved with Canine MD, reaching 74.6%. Our results indicate that although mandibular molar dimensions are useful for sex estimation, the canine should be prioritized when using the dentition to perform this task.","PeriodicalId":296099,"journal":{"name":"Dental Anthropology Journal","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125879786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Patterns of Antemortem Tooth Loss in Late Prehistoric West-central Tennessee 史前晚期田纳西州中西部死前牙齿脱落的模式

Dental Anthropology Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-22 DOI: 10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.320

M. Smith, Tracy K Betsinger

{"title":"Patterns of Antemortem Tooth Loss in Late Prehistoric West-central Tennessee","authors":"M. Smith, Tracy K Betsinger","doi":"10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26575/DAJ.V34I2.320","url":null,"abstract":"The later prehistoric subsistence-settlement pattern in the Kentucky Lake Reservoir (KLR) of northern west-central Tennessee is of interest as human occupation inexplicably terminates by AD 1450 as part of a larger regional depopulation. Antemortem tooth loss (ATL) collectively and by tooth type was identified in four site samples from the KLR. These are a Late Woodland (AD 600-900) sample (Hobbs) and three Middle Mississippian period (AD 1100- 1400) hierarchically organized and presumptively maize agriculturalist samples (Link/Slayden, Gray Farm , Thompson Village). ATL prevalence in the Hobbs sample is consistent with a native crop and seasonal foraging economy. The ATL in the Link sample is more congruent with the pre-maize Late Woodland sample than the essentially contemporaneous Gray Farm site sample. Thompson Village, a later-dated satellite community of the Gray Farm polity, exhibits significantly fewer ATL than the Gray Farm sample. This may flag climate-influenced agricultural shortfall of dietary carbohydrates later in the occupation sequence. Additionally, males in the Gray Farm site sample have significantly more ATL than males in the other two Mississippian samples. The patterns suggest regional, possibly shortfall mitigated, differences in maize intensification with a polity-specific male-focused maize consumption in the Gray Site. ","PeriodicalId":296099,"journal":{"name":"Dental Anthropology Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128668051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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