Size does matter: Variation in tooth size apportionment among major regional North and sub-Saharan African populations

In the 1980s Edward Harris proposed an approach using principal components analysis to compare mesiodistal and buccolingual crown diameters in humans. A major goal was to remove overall "size" from the measurements - which is ineffective for biological affinity. Relative size, however, is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joel D. Irish, Michael W. Kenyhercz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Anthropology Association 2013-11-01
Series:Dental Anthropology
Online Access:http://journal.dentalanthropology.org/index.php/jda/article/view/50/30