Quantification of the dental morphology of orangutans

Quantification of the dental morphology of orangutans

Orangutans are believed to have close biological affinities to humans. Teeth being the hardest tissue provide useful information on primate evolution. Furthermore, knowledge of the pulp chamber and root canal morphology is important for dental treatment. A female Bornean orangutan and a Sumatran mal...

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Main Authors: Al-Amery, S.M (Author), Chai, W.L (Author), John, J. (Author), Mohamed, N.H (Author), Nambiar, P. (Author), Ngeow, W.C (Author), Purmal, K. (Author), Vellayan, S. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Subjects:
animal
animal tissue
Animals
article
cone beam computed tomography
dental morphology
enamel
female
Female
histology
incisor
male
Male
maxilla
morphology
nonhuman
orang utan
Pongo
Pongo pygmaeus
Pongo pygmaeus abelii
Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
premolar tooth
Primates
tooth
Tooth
tooth crown
tooth disease
tooth pulp
tooth root
tooth root canal
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