Dental Anthropology

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXVI

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2. Dental Anthropology - An Introduction

   1. Dental Anthropology - An Introduction

      • Kurt W. Alt, Friedrich W. Rösing, Maria Teschler-Nicola

      Pages 1-3

3. Teeth in History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Weimar, and Dental Anthropology

      • Kurt W. Alt

      Pages 7-13

   3. The History of Dental Anthropology

      • Kurt W. Alt, C. Loring Brace, Jens C. Türp

      Pages 15-39

   4. Roll Call: Thirty-Two White Horses on a Red Field. The Advantages of the FDI Two-Digit System of Designating Teeth

      • Kurt W. Alt, Jens C. Türp

      Pages 41-55

   5. A Recently Discovered Etruscan Dental Bridgework

      • Maria Teschler-Nicola, Michaela Kneissel, Franz Brandstätter, Hermann Prossinger

      Pages 57-68

4. Dental Morphology, Structure, and Evolution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Anatomy and Morphology of Human Teeth

      • Jens C. Türp, Kurt W. Alt

      Pages 71-94

   3. Hereditary Dental Anomalies

      • Kurt W. Alt, Jens C. Türp

      Pages 95-128

   4. Micromorphological Features of Human Dental Enamel

      • Ralf J. Radlanski

      Pages 129-145

   5. The Temporomandibular Joint

      • Aleš Obrez, Jens C. Türp

      Pages 147-165

   6. The Maxillary Sinus of Extant Catarrhine Primates

      • Thomas Koppe, Hiroshi Nagai

      Pages 167-177

   7. Current Aspects of Dental Research in Paleoanthropology

      • Winfried Henke

      Pages 179-200

5. Dental Pathology and Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

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   2. Caries — Ancient Plague of Humankind

      • Peter Caselitz

      Pages 203-226

   3. Periodontal Disease — Etiology, Classification and Diagnosis

      • Thomas F. Strohm, Kurt W. Alt

      Pages 227-246

   4. Periapical Lesions — Clinical and Anthropological Aspects

      • Kurt W. Alt, Jens C. Türp, Rüdiger Wächter

      Pages 247-276

   5. Paleopathological Evidence of Jaw Tumors

      • Eugen Strouhal

      Pages 277-292

   6. Enamel Hypoplasias in Archaeological Skeletal Remains

      • Michael Schultz, Petra Carli-Thiele, Tyede H. Schmidt-Schultzf, Uwe Kierdorf, Horst Kierdorf, Wolf-Rüdiger Teegen et al.

      Pages 293-311

Shelley Saunders This book offers a welcome diversity of topics covering the broader subjects of teeth and the study of teeth by anthropologists. There is an impressive array of coverage here including the history of anthropological study of the teeth, morphology and structure, pathology and epidemiology, the relationship between nutrition, human behavior and the dentition, age and sex estimation from teeth, and geographic and genetic variation. Most chapter authors have provided thorough reviews of their subjects along with examples of recent analytical work and recommendations for future research. North American researchers should particularly appreciate the access to an extensive European literature cited in the individual chapter bibliographies. Physical anthropologists with even a passing interest in dental research should greet the publication of this book with pleasure since it adds to a growing list of books on how the study of teeth can tell us so much about past human populations. In addition to the archaeological applications, there is the forensic objective of dental anthropology which the editors refer to in their introduction which is dealt with in this volume. The chapters dealing with methods of sex determination, age estimation of juveniles and age estimation of adults using the teeth are exhaustive and exacting and of critical importance to both "osteoarchaeologists" and forensic anthropologists. Authors Liversidge, Herdeg and Rosing provide very clear guidelines for the use of dental formation standards in juvenile age estimation, recommendations that are so obviously necessary at this time.

• Termination
• adaption
• anthropology
• dentistry
• evaluation
• evolution
• human evolution
• nutrition
• palaeoanthropology
• pathology
• teeth
• tissue
• tooth variation

"... an excellent overview of the multidisciplinary nature of dental anthropology including some of the limitations of present approaches, as well as future directions ... a valuable addition to the literature in dental anthropology ... recommended to teachers, researchers and postgraduate students in the field.” Anthropological Science "... A new, modern text on this interesting subject. Hundreds of excellent illustrations. Well referenced.” Journal of the American Association of Forensic Dentists, 4–6/1999

• Department of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany

  Kurt W. Alt

• Department of Human Genetics and Anthropology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany

  Friedrich W. Rösing

• Department of Anthropology, Museum of Natural History Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  Maria Teschler-Nicola

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