Diagnostic applications of intraoral scanners: A systematic review
F Angelone, AM Ponsiglione, C Ricciardi, G Cesarelli… - Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In addition to their recognized value for obtaining 3D digital dental models, intraoral
scanners (IOSs) have recently been proven to be promising tools for oral health diagnostics …
scanners (IOSs) have recently been proven to be promising tools for oral health diagnostics …
The landscape of tooth shape: Over 20 years of dental topography in primates
Diet plays an incontrovertible role in primate evolution, affecting anatomy, growth and
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …
development, behavior, and social structure. It should come as no surprise that a myriad of …
Alpha shapes: determining 3D shape complexity across morphologically diverse structures
JD Gardiner, J Behnsen, CA Brassey - BMC evolutionary biology, 2018 - Springer
Background Following recent advances in bioimaging, high-resolution 3D models of
biological structures are now generated rapidly and at low-cost. To use this data to address …
biological structures are now generated rapidly and at low-cost. To use this data to address …
Ecological signal in the size and shape of marine amniote teeth
Amniotes have been a major component of marine trophic chains from the beginning of the
Triassic to present day, with hundreds of species. However, inferences of their (palaeo) …
Triassic to present day, with hundreds of species. However, inferences of their (palaeo) …
Inferring mammal dietary ecology from dental morphology
AR Evans, S Pineda-Munoz - Methods in paleoecology: Reconstructing …, 2018 - Springer
The teeth of mammals are the key interface between food and animal–where the rubber
meets the road. Mammals generally use their teeth for mechanical processing, thereby …
meets the road. Mammals generally use their teeth for mechanical processing, thereby …
Dental topographic analysis of paromomyid (Plesiadapiformes, Primates) cheek teeth: more than 15 million years of changing surfaces and shifting ecologies
Plesiadapiforms, appearing near the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, represent the first
primate radiation and show a diverse array of tooth morphologies. Dental topographic …
primate radiation and show a diverse array of tooth morphologies. Dental topographic …
Smooth operator: The effects of different 3D mesh retriangulation protocols on the computation of Dirichlet normal energy
Objectives Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) is a metric of surface topography that has been
used to evaluate the relationship between the surface complexity of primate cheek teeth and …
used to evaluate the relationship between the surface complexity of primate cheek teeth and …
Developmental influence on evolutionary rates and the origin of placental mammal tooth complexity
AMC Couzens, KE Sears… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Development has often been viewed as a constraining force on morphological adaptation,
but its precise influence, especially on evolutionary rates, is poorly understood. Placental …
but its precise influence, especially on evolutionary rates, is poorly understood. Placental …
Wear and its effects on dental topography measures in howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
Objectives Three dental topography measurements: Dirichlet Normal Energy (DNE), Relief
Index (RFI), and Orientation Patch Count Rotated (OPCR) are examined for their interaction …
Index (RFI), and Orientation Patch Count Rotated (OPCR) are examined for their interaction …
Mammalian molar complexity follows simple, predictable patterns
Identifying developmental explanations for the evolution of complex structures like
mammalian molars is fundamental to studying phenotypic variation. Previous study showed …
mammalian molars is fundamental to studying phenotypic variation. Previous study showed …