A comparison of the gum pads of Afro-Caribbean and Caucasian British subjects at birth.
The gum pads of 34 subjects of Afro-Caribbean origin are compared with those of an equal number of Caucasian British subjects, matched for sex and birth weight. Some differences of size, form, and relationship are described, and are considered large enough to merit further investigation on a larger sample.
King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, Camberwell, London.
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D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People; D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008131:London; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014900:West Indies / Q000208:ethnology; D044465:White People