How Anthropology Informs the Orthodontic Diagnosis of Malocclusion's Causes (Mellen Studies in Anthropology, 1)

Nature or nurture? This question plays a role in many modern debates, including whether genetic or environmental factors are the primary agents causing dentofacial maldevelopment. Corruccini (anthropology, Southern Illinois U.) argues that evidence shows occlusion to have deteriorated in only one or two generations in industrialized countries, suggesting that environment must be the cause. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)