Temporomandibular Joint Size Decrease in American Blacks: Evidence from Barbados
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1980 (R. S. Corruccini and J. S. Handler), Temporomandibular Joint Size Decrease in American Blacks: Evidence from Barbados. Jl. of Dental Research 59:1528
We assume that non-genetic, environmental factors have played the major role in TMJ size decrease; the most likely explanation is decreased chewing resistance (and growth stimulation) provided by the soft processed diets of modern urban individuals.
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