3D enamel profilometry reveals faster growth but similar stress severity in Neanderthal versus Homo sapiens teeth

Abstract Early life stress disrupts growth and creates horizontal grooves on the tooth surface in humans and other mammals, yet there is no consensus for their quantitative analysis. Linear defects are considered to be nonspecific stress indicators, but evidence suggests that intermittent, severe st...

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Main Authors: Kate McGrath, Laura Sophia Limmer, Annabelle-Louise Lockey, Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg, Donald J. Reid, Carsten Witzel, Emmy Bocaege, Shannon C. McFarlin, Sireen El Zaatari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80148-w