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8 - Identifying Life-History Events in Dental Cementum: A Literature Review

from Part I - The Biology of Cementum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2022

By
Elis Newham  and
Stephan Naji
Edited by
Stephan Naji ,
William Rendu  and
Lionel Gourichon
Stephan Naji
Affiliation:
New York University
William Rendu
Affiliation:
University of Bordeaux (CNRS)
Lionel Gourichon
Affiliation:
Université de Nice, Sophia Antipolis
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Summary

The circannual rhythm and continuous growth of cementum throughout life have been seen by many researchers as offering an exciting window of potential information of life history recorded in the shape, texture, and chemistry of its increments. A host of studies have thus been presented studying the relationship between these factors and various life history events affecting mammal physiology, most notably pregnancy and parturition. This chapter reviews the literature that has tested this assumption directly, in animals and in humans. Also, we offer theoretical and methodological insights into future advances in cementochronology specifically for identifying and recording these life-history events.

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cementumlife-historystress markercircannualperiodicityfertilitypregnancies3D
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Dental Cementum in Anthropology , pp. 155 - 170
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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