Dimensional variability of the human second molar (M2) in Bronze Age populations from North-East Romania
Dimensional variability of the human second molar (M2) in Bronze Age populations from North-East Romania

Summary/Abstract: The second molar tooth (M2) is particularly valuable for paleoanthropological research. The crowns of mandibular and maxillary M2 molars from Bronze Age paleoanthropological samples from North-Eastern Romania were investigated. Measurements of tooth crown included mesio-distal (MD) and bucco-lingual (BL) diameters performed on digital images obtained stereo-microscopically using ImageJ software. The crown robustness index was also used: BL diameter x 100/MD diameter. Our results show a high dental crown variability for the M2 molar in males and a lower variability for the M2 molar in both males and females. The analyzed molars will be the subject of further studies concerning dental geometric morphometrics and dental wear.

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