The Open Anthropology Journal
2008, 1 : 19-25Published online 2008 July 11. DOI: 10.2174/1874912700801010019
Publisher ID: TOANTHJ-1-19
Incisal Morphology of Southern Chinese
2/F, Orthodontics, Prince
Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, China.
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate the dental morphology of incisors of the Southern Chinese and compare these with studies in different populations.
Materials and Methods:
The dental morphology of study casts of an unselected sample from a 12 year old Hong Kong Oral Health Survey of 12 year old children (n=459; 295 boys and 164 girls) were studied.
Results:
The moderate types of shovel-shaped central incisors were prevalent in the Southern Chinese, whereas the pronounced type of shovel-shaped incisors were more prevalent in the Taiwan Chinese.
Conclusion:
The Southern Chinese shows a lesser degree of shoveling than the other Chinese populations.