| Literature DB >> 931016 |
Abstract
Most adult Polynesian mandibles are of the rocker form. Polynesian crania possess a very open cranial base angle and a large upper facial height. The mandibular growth rotations necessary to maintain occlusion in the presence of this cranial morphology lead to development of an exceptionally closed ramus-body angle, with consequent loss of the antegonial notch and appearance of the rocker form.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 931016 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330470303
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Phys Anthropol ISSN: 0002-9483 Impact factor: 2.868