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Y Kamiakito

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PubMed1989

Quantitative investigation on irregular cusps in lower permanent molars.

The frequency of occurrence of anomalous cusps or tubercles on human lower first molars was investigated in three racial populations: Japanese, Australian Aboriginals and Dutch white. The technique used was moiŕe contourography, which permits the three-dimensional measurement of minute cusps. Four tubercles investigated were 6th cusp, 7th cusp, deflecting wrinkle and transverse ridge. The frequencies of four traits were all highest in Australian Aboriginals among three, especially those of 6th cusp and deflecting wrinkle were significantly higher than other two populations. Japanese and Dutch showed comparatively low frequencies of four traits, but the 6th cusp in the former occurred significantly higher than that in the latter. There was no significant differences of the frequency in all the traits between sexes. It was suggested that high frequency of these traits in Australian Aboriginals demonstrates the primitive morphology of the lower molar of this population.

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PubMed1989

[Metrical study on teeth and mandible in Macaca fuscata fuscata. 2. Principal component analysis].

Metrical investigation on teeth and mandible together was performed to understand the morphological relationship between these two components in Macaca fuscata fuscata. Measurements are 9 items from the mandible, 2 items from dental arch, and 8 mesiodistal diameters from teeth. Correlation matrix composed of 19 items, in total, was examined in males and females, respectively. Significant correlation coefficients were frequently seen among mandibular measurements and also among tooth measurements, but rarely seen between mandibular and tooth measurements. The only exception was a mesiodistal diameter of P3 which has a few significant correlations with mandibular measurements. Principal component analysis was also carried out based on the correlation matrix of 19 measurements. The first component was a size factor in which factor loadings were all positive. The second component was thought to be a factor of the mandibular size in which factor loadings were highly positive on the mandibular measurements and contrarily low on the dental measurements. It is concluded that there is no obvious correlation between general sizes of the mandible and the teeth in Macaca fuscata fuscata.

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