Sexual dimorphism in the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) of permanent canines of European modern humans.
Cecilia García-CamposCecilia Yacobi IzquierdoMario Modesto-MataLaura Martín-FrancésMarina Martínez de PinillosMaría Martinón-TorresBernárdo Perea PerezJosé-María Bermúdez de CastroDaniel García-MartínezPublished in: American journal of biological anthropology (2024)
Sex differences in the morphology of the EDJ could relate in part to retention of the canine-premolar honing complex in males. Our results indicate that analyses of the permanent canine EDJ may potentially provide a novel method for estimating the sex of adult and nonadult skeletons.
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