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Rocker jaws by Philip Houghton is a Arts and Humanities article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract Most adult Polynesian mandibles are of the rocker form. Polynesian crania possess a very open cranial base angle and a large upper facial height. The mandibular growth rotations necessary to maintain occlusion in the presence of this cranial morphology lead to development of an exceptionally closed ramus‐body angle, with consequent loss of the antegonial notch and appearance of the rocker form.

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Author
Philip Houghton
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0002-9483)
Published
1977
Language
EN
ISBN
9781330470305
Field
Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

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