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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Combining radiographic and histological data for dental development to compare growth in the past and the present
Annals of Human Biology, Volume 41, No. 4, Year 2014
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Background: Being able to estimate the age at death of fossil hominins enables meaningful comparisons of both dental and general growth, past and present. Aim: The aim of this study was to use data for modern permanent canine formation derived from separate histological and radiographic studies to estimate the age at death of an early African Homo erectus specimen (KNM-WT 15000) with a developing permanent maxillary canine. Methods: Ground sections of 18 sexed modern human canines were used to reconstruct growth in tooth height along the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) and onwards into root formation along the cement-dentine junction (CDJ). Daily rates of enamel and dentine formation were used to put a time scale to cumulative fractions of tooth height. Results: Age estimates for KNM-WT 15000 averaged 7.89-8.8 years of age (range=6.6-10.3 years) and were close to previous histological estimates for this individual (7.6-8.8 years). Conclusions: Stages of dental development in KNM-WT 15000 were easily accommodated within this age distribution of a modern sample. However, body mass and stature estimates for KNM-WT 15000 fell well beyond those reported for a modern sample of 438 Sudanese children aged between 7.0-10 years. © 2014 Informa UK Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dean, M. Christopher
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Liversidge, Helen M.
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Elamin, Fadil
United Kingdom, London
Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Sudan, Khartoum
Khartoum Centre for Research and Medical Training
Sudan, Khartoum
El Razi Dental School
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 4
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Doi:
10.3109/03014460.2014.922614
e-ISSN:
14645033
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health