Odontometrics
Encyclopedia
Odontometrics is the measurement and study of tooth
size. It is used in biological anthropology
and bioarchaeology
to study human
phenotypic variation. The rationale for use is similar to that of the study of dentition, the structure and arrangement of teeth.
Tooth
Teeth are small, calcified, whitish structures found in the jaws of many vertebrates that are used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are embedded in the Mandible bone or the Maxillary bone and are...
size. It is used in biological anthropology
Biological anthropology
Biological anthropology is that branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human species. It plays an important part in paleoanthropology and in forensic anthropology...
and bioarchaeology
Bioarchaeology
The term bioarchaeology was first coined by British archaeologist Grahame Clark in 1972 as a reference to zooarchaeology, or the study of animal bones from archaeological sites...
to study human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
phenotypic variation. The rationale for use is similar to that of the study of dentition, the structure and arrangement of teeth.