Orofacial growth and development : [papers presented at a symposium held August 30 and 31 at the University of Chicago and submitted to the IXth International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, Chicago, 1973

VII material and that of other Congresses is the addition of the large proportion of contributions from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. "Only 18 percent" is two to four times as great a proportion as that of other Congresses; moreover, 18 percent of 2,000 papers is 360 papers, 10 times the number of "Third World" papers presented at previous Congresses. In fact, these 360 papers are more than the total of ALL papers published after the last International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences which was held in the United States (Philadelphia, 1956). The significance of the increase is not simply quantitative. The input of scholars from areas which have until recently been no more than subject matter for anthropology represents both feedback and also long-awaited theoretical contributions from the perspectives of very different cultural, social, and historical traditions. Many who attended the IXth Congress were convinced that anthropology would not be the same in the future. The fact that the next Congress (India, 1978) will be our first in the "Third World" may be symbolic of the change. Meanwhile, sober consideration of the present set of books will show how much, and just where and how, our discipline is being revolutionized. The numerous Congress sessions on physical anthropology, human biology, and hominid evolution have resulted in many volumes which will interest readers of this book -particularly those volumes on the adaptation of the species through time to many different environments and to shifts in demography, which in turn have effected nutritional, social, and psychological differences that have medical implications. Chicago, Illinois General Editor’s Preface Preface Introduction SECTION ONE: GROWTH The Role of the Craniofacial Cartilages in the Postnatal Growth of the Craniofacial Skeleton The Development of a Cephalometric Atlas of Craniofacial Morphology SECTION TWO: DEVELOPMENT Early Maxillary Orthopedics and Osteoplasty in Cleft Lip and Palate and Their Effects on Facial Growth Variations in the Microstructures of Primate Teeth The Effect of Heavy Orthopedic Forces on the Sutures of the Facial Bones The Biology of the Human Chin SECTION THREE: GENETICS Dental Genetics The 47, XYY-Male, Y-Chromosome and Tooth Size: A Preliminary Communication Crown-Size Reduction in Congenital Defects SECTION FOUR: DENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND POPULATION STUDIES The Adaptive Significance of Eskimo Craniofacial Morphology Variations in Dental Traits Within Populations The Dental Condition of Chinese Living in Liverpool Dentition of the Ainu and the Australian Aborigines A Comparative Study of the Dental, Cranial, and Facial Phenotypes of Subjects Having Congenital Defects of the Superior Lateral Incisors Cultural and Environmental Influences on the Eskimo Dentition Dentition of Easter Islanders Uncommon Dental Traits in Population Studies Craniofacial Description of Wainwright Alaskan Eskimos Odontoglyphics: The Laws of Variation of the Human Molar Crown Microrelief An Anthropological Approach to the Study of Dental Pathology Morphological Changes in Human Teeth and Jaws in a High-Attrition Environment APPENDIX: ABSTRACTS The Histogenetic Specificity of Meckel’s Chondrocytes Toothless Albino Rats Biographical Notes Index of Names Index of Subjects Plates

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