Dentition of Bedouin in Israel. II. Morphology

Bibliographic Data

ID8319586
AuthorsKurt A Rosenzweig (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Yerucham Zilberman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Year1969
Volume31
Issue2
Pages199-204
Publication date1969-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330310209
PMID5348796
OpenAlexW2085941982
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Plaster casts of the dentition of 137 Bedouin, mostly members of the Abu Rabiya tribe in the Negev desert, were subjected to odontometric and morphologic analysis. They show a marked sexual dimorphism, very strongly developed maxillary and mandibular first molars and much reduced second molars. They exhibit the characteristics of middle‐eastern populations with a rather weak expression of the shovel trait, upper premolars with relatively short BL diameters, a high prevalence of Carabelli's complex on the first maxillary molar and virtually complete absence of the protostylid. In general, the Bedouin have larger teeth than three other ethnic groups living in Israel whose dentitions have been recently investigated. Further similarities and differences are discussed

Biology · Dentition · Molar · Sexual dimorphism · Tribe · Zoology · dental development and anomalies · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Orthodontics · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

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