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Mongoloid Dental Complex in the Deciduous Dentition

1966; Anthropological Society of Nippon; Volume: 74; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1537/ase1911.74.61

1884-765X

Kazurō Hanihara,

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Special importance was attributed to the concept of character complex in the dentition to analyse the human population histories.Based upon the comparative studies of several races, the term 'Mongoloid dental complex' was proposed for combination of the crown characters which commonly show relatively high frequencies in the deciduous dentition of the Mongoloid populations but not so in the other. The complex is, at present, confirmed to include the following five crown characters : shovel-shaping in the deciduous upper incisors, protostylid, deflecting wrinkle, 6th cusp and 7th cusp in the deciduous lower second molars. Some other characters will probably be added to this complex in the future.It was also suggested that the higher frequencies of the CARABELLI's cusp and the greater values of the canine breadth index common to the White populations were very likely capable of being component characters which form the 'Caucasoid dental complex'.In addition, the remaining problems that should be investigated to strengthen the basis of this concept were suggested.