Research Article

Severe Enamel Defects in Wild Japanese Macaques

Table 4

Average mineral concentration (MC) values for enamel and dentine in three Yakushima macaque teeth.

Enamel MC (g/cm3)Dentine MC (g/cm3)

PRI 3434 M2 (PFEH)2.42 ± 0.061.27 ± 0.08
PRI 3434 M12.39 ± 0.051.31 ± 0.06
PRI 1730 M22.46 ± 0.121.35 ± 0.03

A tooth with PFEH (PRI 3434, lower right M2) and without PFEH, but from the same individual that has PFEH on other teeth (PRI 3434, lower right M1), and a tooth with no sign of PFEH on any tooth (PRI 1730, lower left M2).