The fourth molar in a mandible found in a Jomon skeleton in Japan
โ Scribed by Takao Suzuki; Ayano Kusumoto; Hisashi Fujita; Chang de Shi
- Book ID
- 102556585
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 463 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1047-482X
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โฆ Synopsis
A fourth molar in a mandible occurs very rarely, even in clinical surveys involving a large number of modem people. Having encountered a case with the fourth mandibular molar in a prehistoric skull in Japan, we would like to report on the macroscopic morphology of the case using X-rays, and to discuss the case with reference to literature concerning supernumerary teeth in the molar region.
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