Note to users. If you're seeing this message, it means that your browser cannot find this page's style/presentation instructions -- or possibly that you are using a browser that does not support current Web standards. Find out more about why this message is appearing, and what you can do to make your experience of our site the best it can be.

Science 1 October 1982:
Vol. 218. no. 4567, pp. 74 - 76
DOI: 10.1126/science.7123221
Prev | Table of Contents | Next

Articles

Science, Vol 218, Issue 4567, 74-76
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

articles

Occlusal variation related to soft diet in a nonhuman primate

RS Corruccini and RM Beecher

Among 43 squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) raised either on naturally tough or on artificially soft foods, there are significant differences in occlusal features. Animals raised on soft foods show more rotated and displaced teeth, crowded premolars, and absolutely and relatively narrower dental arches. Dietary consistency may be a determinant of occlusal health.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Effect of inbreeding and endogamy on occlusal traits in human isolates.
T Lauc, P Rudan, I Rudan, and H Campbell (2003)
J. Orthod. 30, 301-308
   Abstract »    Full Text »    PDF »
Characters in context: molluscan shells and the forces that mold them.
(2002)
Paleobiology 28, 41-54
Differences in the Rate of Molar Wear between Monkeys Raised on Different Diets.
M.F. Teaford and O.J. Oyen (1989)
Journal of Dental Research 68, 1513-1518
   Abstract »    PDF »


To Advertise     Find Products

Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)