I. Towle

Assessing tooth wear progression in primates: A longitudinal study using intraoral scanning technology

This study uses intraoral scanning to quantify dental tissue loss in baboons over time, finding reliable results and individual variation despite a uniform diet.

Severe enamel defects in wild Japanese macaques

This study examines enamel hypoplasia in wild Japanese macaques, finding high prevalence of severe defects in Yakushima Island macaques linked to environmental stress and habitat change.

Tooth chipping patterns in Paranthropus do not support regular hard food mastication

This study analyzes tooth chipping patterns in Paranthropus species and finds they have lower fracture prevalence compared to other hominins and durophagous primates, suggesting they were not habitual hard food eaters.

Variation in mechanical and structural properties of enamel in primate molars

This study examines mechanical and structural variation in primate molar enamel, finding that hardness and modulus vary with position, function, and structure, and that patterns are conserved across species despite dietary differences.

Dental caries in wild primates: interproximal cavities on anterior teeth

This study examines dental caries in wild primates, identifying interproximal cavities on anterior teeth as carious lesions and linking their prevalence to dietary and behavioral factors.

Root caries on a Paranthropus robustus third molar from Drimolen

The paper describes a root caries lesion on a Paranthropus robustus third molar, suggesting root caries in fossil hominins and potential factors like age and microbiome changes.

Dental caries in human evolution: frequency of carious lesions in South African fossil hominins

This study examines caries frequency in South African fossil hominins, finding 16 lesions across six individuals, with no caries on deciduous or A. africanus teeth, suggesting dietary differences in hominin species.

Dental abscesses on the maxilla of a two million-year-old early Homo specimen

This study identifies the earliest known dental abscess in a hominin fossil, found in an early Homo specimen, indicating extensive tooth use and survival despite multiple abscesses.

A probable genetic origin for pit defects on the molars of Paranthropus robustus

This study examines pitting enamel hypoplasia (PEH) in Paranthropus robustus teeth, finding higher rates compared to other hominins and primates, suggesting a genetic origin linked to the ENAM gene.

Root grooves on two adjacent anterior teeth of Australopithecus africanus

The paper examines fossil hominin collections for non-carious cervical lesions, identifying root grooves in Australopithecus africanus that suggest acidic diet consumption.