Technical note: A freeware, equitable approach to dental topographic analysis.

Dental topographic analysis has proved a valuable tool for quantifying dental morphology. Established workflows often use proprietary software for pre‐processing dental surfaces, rendering the method expensive and inaccessible to many. This study explores the use of freeware pre‐processing alternati...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Biological Anthropology Vol. 182; no. 1; pp. 143 - 154
Autores principales: Morley, Matthew J., Berthaume, Michael A.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Sep2023
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