The physiological linkage between molar inclination and dental macrowear pattern.
Gregorio OxiliaEugenio BortoliniSergio MartiniAndrea PapiniMarco BoggioniLaura ButiCarla FigusRita SorrentinoGrant TownsendJohn KaidonisLuca FiorenzaEmanuela CristianiOttmar KullmerJacopo Moggi-CecchiStefano BenazziPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2018)
Our results suggest that overall asymmetry in the masticatory apparatus in modern humans affects occlusal contact areas between antagonist teeth influencing macrowear and chewing efficiency during ontogeny.