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Nonmetric tooth crown traits in a Sri Lankan aboriginal Vedda population.
Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen - 1 Dec 2011
Peiris H R D, Arambawatta A K S, Hewapathirana T N, Nanayakkara C D, Chandrasekara M, Wickramanayake E
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This study was conducted to determine the frequencies of non-metric tooth crown traits of Vedda of Sri Lanka and to investigate the affinities of these morphological variations with those of other world populations. Fifty dental plaster casts were observed. The Arizona State University dental anthropology system was adopted for classification of the 16 traits observed. We used 13 traits to compare the Vedda and...
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