American Black-White Differences in Primary Tooth Crown Shape: The Crown Index

The purpose of this tooth-size study was to compare the crown index—the ratio of buccolingal to mesiodistal crown size—in the primary teeth of contemporary American blacks and whites. Maximum MD and BL drown dimensions were obtained with sliding calipers from dental cas...

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Main Authors: Edward F. Harris, Betsy D. Barcroft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 2010-10-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/82/54