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Lucas, Peter W.

 
9780521035408: Dental Function Morphology: How Teeth Work
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ISBN 10 : 0521035406 ISBN 13 : 9780521035408
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely crush, cut, shear or grind food and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Providing an analysis of tooth action based on an understanding of how food particles break, it shows how tooth form from the earliest mammals to modern-day humans can be understood using very basic considerations about fracture. It outlines the theoretical basis step by step, explaining the factors governing tooth shape and size and provides an allometric analysis that will revolutionize attitudes to the evolution of the human face and the impact of cooked foods on our dentition. In addition, the basis of the mechanics behind the fracture of different types of food, and methods of measurement are given in an easy-to-use appendix. It will be an important sourcebook for physical anthropologists, dental and food scientists, palaeontologists and those interested in feeding ecology.

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À propos de l'auteur

PETER W. LUCAS is Professor of Anatomy at the University of Hong Kong.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521035406
ISBN 13 
9780521035408
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
372
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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