Crown Size of Permanent Teeth in Icelanders

Abstract

Mesiodistal and buccolingual crown diameters were measured from casts of 1010 dentitions of schoolchildren from Northeast Iceland. Their teeth proved to be larger than in Europeans generally, being exceeded only by Australian Aborigines, some American Indian populations, and American Negroes. In comparison with Ohio Caucasians of Northwest European origin Icelanders showed clearly larger dimensions, less sexual dimorphism, and a different pattern of dimorphism. Crown indices were also distinctly different in Icelanders and Ohio Caucasians

Key Words:

• Odontometrics
• sexual dimorphism
• molar size sequence