Our work on dental macrowear pattern asymmetry in modern human dentition was recently published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. We have analysed tooth wear in Australian Aboriginal people from Yuendumu (Northern Territory) that were at an early stage of transition from a nomadic hunter-gathering lifestyle. We suggest that overall asymmetry in the masticatory apparatus affect occlusal contact areas between antagonist teeth influencing macrowear and chewing efficiency during ontogeny.
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Oxilia G., Bortolini E., Martini S., Papini A., Boggioni M., Buti L., Figus C., Sorrentino R., Townsend G., Fiorenza L., Cristiani E., Kullmer O., Moggi-Cecchi J. and S. Benazzi 2018. The physiological linkage between molar inclination and dental macrowear pattern. American Journal Physical Anthropology. DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23476
