Peter W. Lucas: Dental Functional Morphology

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Beschreibung

Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely crush, cut, shear or grind food and shows how teeth adapt to diet. Providing an analysis of tooth action based on an understanding of how food particles break, it shows how tooth form from the earliest mammals to modern-day humans can be understood using very basic considerations about fracture. It outlines the theoretical basis step by step, explaining the factors governing tooth shape and size and provides an allometric analysis that will revolutionize attitudes to the evolution of the human face and the impact of cooked foods on our dentition. In addition, the basis of the mechanics behind the fracture of different types of food, and methods of measurement are given in an easy-to-use appendix. It will be an important sourcebook for physical anthropologists, dental and food scientists, palaeontologists and those interested in feeding ecology.

Über den Autor

PETER W. LUCAS is Professor of Anatomy at the University of Hong Kong.

Zusammenfassung

Dental Functional Morphology offers an alternative to the received wisdom that teeth merely crush, cut, shear or grind food, and shows how teeth adapt to diet. It shows how tooth form from the earliest mammals to humans can be understood using basic considerations about how different foods fracture. It outlines the theory step by step, providing an allometric analysis explaining the factors governing tooth shape and size. An easy-to-use appendix also provides basic mechanics, together with methods of measurement. It will be essential reading for physical anthropologists, dental and food scientists.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Flickart; 1. How to get excited about teeth; 2. The basic structure of the mammalian mouth; 3. How the mouth operates; 4. Tooth shape; 5. Tooth size; 6. Tooth wear; 7. The evolution of the mammalian dentition; Appendix A. Mechanical properties and their measurement: material properties made easy; Appendix B. Properties of teeth and potential foods; Notes; References; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2006
Fachbereich:	Allgemeine Lexika
Genre:	Importe , Medizin
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521035408
ISBN-10:	0521035406
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Lucas, Peter W. Peter W., Lucas
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	244 x 170 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter W. Lucas (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.11.2006
Gewicht:	0,641 kg