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 Relation inform between head and face, by stature 



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Dentition considered in relation to stature. — Dentition in Indian chil- 

 dren was considered to some extent with the records of subjects of 

 known age. In the series now under consideration we can follow the 

 eruption of the permanent teeth, but, as accurate ages could not be 

 determined, the progress of second dentition must be compared with 

 stature. This procedure is not illogical, but has the disadvantage of 

 a lack of similar data for white children, while records on the progress 

 of dentition by age in whites are plentiful. 



On the basis of what is known of the height of white cliildren at 

 different ages it is possible to convert the records by age into those 

 by stature, and the author has followed that course, utilizing Bow- 

 ditch's and Daffner's data, but the resulting figures can not claim to 

 be more than approximations to accuracy. 



The following table affords some basis for comparison: 



Second dentition in relation to stature 



o Approximations from data of Daffner (average ages of dentition) and Bowditch (average statures 

 of Boston white school children of all nationalities) . 



