Advances in dental anthropology / editors, Marc A. Kelley, Clark Spencer Larsen.

Includes bibl. references. - Substantially revised versions of papers given at a conference, 1988, Kansas City. - Contents: Historical perspective of dental anthropology / A.A. Dahlberg; Scoring procedures for key morphological traits of the permanent dentition / C.G. Turner, C. R. Nichol, G.R. Scott; What big teeth you had Grandma! / C.L. Brace [et al]; Selective compromise: evolutionary trends / J.M. Calcagno, K.R. Gibson; The dental anthropology of prehistoric Baluchistan / J.R. Lukacs, B.E. Hemphill; Ethnic difference in tooth size / E.F. Harris, T.E. Rathbun; Standards of human tooth formation and dental age assessment / B. Holly Smith; Estimating age from tooth wear in archaeological populations / P.L. Walker, G. Dean, P. Shapiro; Dental caries, evidence for dietal change / C.S. Larsen, R. Shavit, M.C. Griffin; Contrasting patterns of dental disease in Chilean groups / M.A. Kelley, D.R. Levesque, E. Weidl; Dental disease in 19th century military samples / P.S. Sledzik, S. Molnar; Measurement and description of periodontal disease / C.F. Hildebolt, S. Molnar; Physiological, pulpal and periodontal factors influencing alveolar bone / N.G. Clarke, R.S. Hirsch; Abnormal tooth loss patterns among archaic period inhabitants, Texas / P. Hartnady, J.C. Rose; Dental enamel hypoplasias as indicators of nutritional status / A.H. Goodman, J.C. Rose; Anthropological aspects of orofacial and occlusal variations and anomalies / R.C. Corruccini; The principal axis method for measuring rate and amount of dental attrition / R.A. Benfer, D.S. Edwards; Dental microwear / M.F. Teaford; Teeth as artifacts of human behavior / G.R. Milner, C.S. Larsen.