Tooth wear rates among contemporary Australian Aborigines.
Most reports of Aboriginal tooth wear have been descriptive, and few have dealt with the question of wear rate. This study records cusp heights of dental casts taken from individuals during a growth study of Aboriginal children from ages six to 18. Their rates of wear were greater than those of Europeans, and the most rapid rate was recorded among Aboriginal males. These differences are due to the quantity of dietary abrasives.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003765:Models, Dental; D009811:Odontometry; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples