New directions in dental anthropology: paradigms, methodologies and outcomes
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2012
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Townsend, G.
Kanazawa, E.
Takayama, H.
Kanazawa, E.
Takayama, H.
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edited by Grant Townsend, Eisaku Kanazawa, Hiroshi Takayama
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<jats:p>In recent years, migration, as well as increases and decreases in the size of different human populations, have been evident as a result of globalisation. Dental features are also changing associated with changes in nutritional status, different economic or social circumstances, and intermarriage between peoples. Dental anthropological studies have explored these changes with the use of advanced techniques and refined methodologies. New paradigms are also evolving in the field of dental anthropology.</jats:p>