On the etiology of interproximal grooves.
The recent suggestion by Brown and Molnar (1990) that the common etiology of sinew processing is responsible for the production of interproximal tooth grooves is contested. Based on a review of the Australian evidence and presentation of a previously undescribed dentition from Central Europe, it is argued toothpicks are a likely cause of many artificial grooves in human teeth.
Frayer
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Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence 66045.
D005580:Fossils; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010161:Paleodontology; D014070:Tooth / Q000473:pathology*; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*