Acta Anatomica Sinica

›› 2012, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (2): 273-277.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2012.02.024

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Analysis and comparison of tooth wear of the Bronze-Iron Age and recent population in China

  

  1. 1.Department of Ideological and Political Theory, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China; 2.College of Humanities and Social Science, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China
  • Received:2011-10-21 Revised:2011-11-18 Online:2012-04-06
  • Contact: WANG Na

Abstract: Objective To investigate the tooth wear of mandibular first molar (MSUB>1/SUB>) in Bronze-Iron Age and recent population in China .Methods This study was conducted on 230 human mandibles from China. MSUB>1/SUB> was divided into 4 areas, tooth wear of each area was recorded. Comparisons were made among 4 areas and different time periods. Results Tooth wear of Bronze-Iron Age people was more obvious than recent population. Area 1 had the biggest wear, while area 2 had the smallest. Conclusion Tooth wear exhibits a sequence of area 1＞ area 3＞ area 4＞ area 2 in MSUB>1/SUB>, and this ki

Key words: Recent, Bronze-Iron Age, M1, Tooth wear, Anthropometry, Human

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