Racial characteristics of human teeth with special emphasis on the Mongoloid dentition

• Main Authors: Yaacob, Hashim, Nambiar, Phrabhakaran, Naidu, Murali D.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 1996
• Subjects: RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3866/1/Racial_characteristics_of_human_teeth_with_special_emphasis_on_the_Mongoloid_dentition.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3866/2/Racial_characteristics_of_human_teeth_with_special_emphasis_on_the_Mongoloid.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3866/; http://www.mjpath.org.my/past_issue/MJP1996.1/mongoloid-dentition.pdf

Determining the racial affinity of an unknown individual from dentition for identification is indeed a difficult endeavour. However, there are certain dental characteristics which are predominant in certain racial groups and these contribute important indicators in the identification process. Inheri...