Measurement on Mandible Specimens of Hominid Fossils Collection from
the Geological Research and Development Center in Bandung, and the
Pre-clinic Students of Dental Faculty of Padjadjaran University
P a p e r
by :
Rachman Ardan
NIP: 130367233
FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
PADJADJARAN UNIVERSITY
BANDUNG
2007
(Presented in “International Seminar on Southeast Asian Paleoanthropology, July 23-25, 2007, Yogyakarta)
THE DI FFERENCES OF THE OCCLUSAL GROOVE PATTERN OF
LOWER MOLAR BETWEEN THE PRE-HISTORI C MEN AND
Measurement on Mandible Specimens of Hominid Fossils Collection from
the Geological Research and Development Center in Bandung, and the
Pre-clinic Students of Dental Faculty of Padjadjaran University
P a p e r
by :
Rachman Ardan
NIP: 130367233
Mungetahui :
Guru Besar Prostodonsia
Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi
Universitas Indonesia
Jakarta
Prof.Dr. Daroewati Mardjono, drg., MSD.,Sp.Pros., (K)
(Presented in “International Seminar on Southeast Asian Paleoanthropology, July 23-25, 2007, Yogyakarta)
THE DI FFERENCES OF THE OCCLUSAL GROOVE PATTERN OF
LOWER MOLAR BETWEEN THE PRE-HISTORI C MEN AND
KATA PENGANTAR
Bismillahirohmanirrahim, Alhamdulillah, puji syukur penulis panjatkan ke hadirat Allah
SWT karena hanya berkat rahmat, taufik dan hidayah-Nya penulis dapat menyelesaikan makalah
ini. Makalah ini merupakan salahsatu tugas Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi bagi staf pengajar di
bidang penelitian.
Untuk penyusunan makalah ini penulis banyak memperoleh saran-saran, diskusi, dan
bantuan dari sejawat di bidang ilmu yang sama atau yang hampir sama, serta bantuan moril untuk
menyelesaikannya. Pada kesempatan ini penulis ingin mengucapkan terimakasih yang
sebesar-besarnya kepada :
1. Prof.Dr.RM.Soelarko Soemohatmoko, drg. Alm. sebagai guru, pembimbing, dan sahabat
yang selalu mendorong moril penulis. Berikanlah tempat yang mulia di sisi-Mu ya Allah.
2. Prof.Dr. Ny.Rukisah Soemardjo, drg. Almarhumah yang selalu memberi dorongan moril.
Berikanlah tempat yang mulia di sisi-Mu ya Allah.
3. Prof.Dr.Eky S.Soeria Soemantri, drg., Sp.Ort. sebagai Dekan Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi
Universitas Padjadjaran di Bandung.
4. Sejawat di FKG Unpad khususnya bagian Prostodonsia dan Odontologi Forensik yang tidak
dapat penulis sebutkan namanya satupersatu atas segala bantuannya.
Penulis menyadari bahwa makalah ini masih banyak kekurangannya, mudah-mudahan
dapat menjadi pemicu bagi penulis lain untuk melengkapinya.
Bandung, Januari 2007
Penulis
PREFACE
Bismillahirohmanirrahim, Alhamdulillah Thanks gives to God who is praised and most
high presence because only by His-blessing writer can finish this paper. This paper is one of
University Lecturer Duty (Tridarma Perguruan Tinggi) in area of research.
For this compilation paper, writer have got many suggestions, discussions, and aid from
colleagues in area of science/knowledge in common or that much the same to, and morale aid to
finish it. At this moment writer want to says thank you to :
1. Prof.Dr.RM.Soelarko Soemohatmoko, drg. Alm. as my teacher, supervisor, and friend that
always push writer morale. May God bless on him.
2. Prof.Dr. Ny.Rukisah Soemardjo, drg. that always support morale. May God bless on her
3. Prof.Dr.Eky S.Soeria Soemantri, drg., Sp.Ort. as Dean of Faculty of Dentistry Padjadjaran
University in Bandung.
4. Colleagues in FKG Unpad especially in Prostodontic Departement and Forensic Dentistry
that writer cannot mentions whose name one by one to the all its aid.
Writer realize thats this paper still much insuffiencies, hopefully can become an idea for the
other writer.
Bandung, January 2007
TABLE OF CONTENS
DESCRIPTION page
ABSTRACT ………. iii
PREFACE ………. iv
TABLE OF CONTENS ………. v
TABLE LIST ………. vi
BAB I INTRODUCTION ………. 1
BAB II MATERIAL AND METHOD ……….. 3
BAB III RESULT ……….. 5
BAB IV DISCUSSION ... 7
BAB V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ……… 9
5.1 CONCLUSION ……… 9
5.2 SUGGESTION ……… 9
REFERENCES ……… 10
TABLES LIST
DESCRIPTION page
Table1. Molar Groove Pattern of FKG Unpad Students and Pre-historic Men 5
Table 2. Chi-Squqre Test Result of Molar Groove Pattern Between FKG Unpad
ABSTRACT
Dental changes in long period of time is a series of evolutionary process of
human body. This study is to compare the occlusal groove pattern of lower jaw
molar between the pre-historic men and modern men.
The population of pre-historic men is specimens of mandible of hominid
fossils collection from the Geological Research and Development Center in
Bandung, in which housed at Quaternary Geology Laboratory, and for modern men
is the pre-clinic students of Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University.
The results of the study reveals that there are no differences in the groove
pattern of first molar between prehistoric men and modern men, but in second and
third molars the differences are obvious.
Key Words: Occlusal Groove Pattern; Lower Molar; Hominid fossils; Modern men
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BAB I INTRODUCTION
Tooth is part of the body that is very resistant to mutilation process of
nature, either in physical and also chemical (Mokhtar, 1982; Ardan 1997). The most
found part from the body of the Homo fossil is the tooth.
As adjustment to the environment changes, for example function and culture
during evolution process, tooth change its form. In pre-historic men, function of
generations to the next generation called as evolution ( Wolpoff, 1980)
Function of anterior teeth is to cut the food, and posterior teeth especially
molar is to refine food before its swallowed. To refine the food, surface of tooth
should be more wide. The function of groove at the occlusal surface is as a food
channel towards external without accentual irritation to the ginggiva margin.
Base pattern of molar before evolution of hominid is 5 bulge and fisur
connecting it. This pattern is primitive molar tooth pattern. Gregory and Helman
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other pattern are: +5; Y4; +4; and Y3 pattern (Anderson, 1962). This functional
change is more to the more posterior(distal)tooth.
This study was done on the lower jaw because the more change form of bulge
and groove pattern are in lower jaw molar (von Koenigswald, 1958), and because a
lot of hominid fossils collection for this study are collection of Centre Of Research
And Development of Geology Bandung (PPPG) are mandible specimen (Aziz,
2001).
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The population of modern men is 375 students that fulfill the subject sample
criterion, and sample is 38 random students. Pre-historic men fossil sample is 6
specimens, collection of PPPG Bandung are:
1. Pithecanthropus c ( Pc) ( Sartono, 1961; Aziz, 2001)
2. Pithecanthropus e ( Pe) ( Sartono, 1996)
3. Pithecanthropus f ( Pff)( Aziz, 2001)
4. Fragment of Right mandible ( Bk 7905) ( Aziz, 1983)
5. Fragment of Right mandible ( Sb 8103) ( Aziz, 1981)
6. Fragment of Right mandible ( Ng 8503) ( Aziz et al., 1994)
FKG Unpad student criterions are:
1. Men or women age between 17-24 years
2. First and second molar already erupted, and not missing
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Observation was done at gypsum stone model of each subject sample which
was made through alginate impression material.
Observed variables are:
1. Groove pattern of lower jaw first molar of FKG Unpad student
2. Groove pattern of lower jaw second molar of FKG Unpad student
3. Groove pattern of lower jaw third molar of FKG Unpad student
4. Groove pattern of lower jaw first molar of pre-historic men fossil
5. Groove pattern of lower jaw second molar of pre-historic men fossil
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BAB III RESULT
Groove pattern of lower jaw first molar of FKG Unpad student is +5 pattern.
And so do at pre-historic men (Table 1).
Table 1. Molar Groove pattern of FKG Unpad Students and Pre-historic
Unpad student which is can be observed ( which has already erupted) is + 5 pattern,
while at pre-historic men entirely has Y5 pattern with more complicated wrinkle
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Chi-suare statistic test result of Groove pattern of lower first molar, second,
and third molars between FKG Unpad Students and Pre-historic men ( Tables 2) are:
1. There is no difference of lower jaw first molar Groove pattern between
pre-historic men and FKG Unpad student
2. There is difference of lower jaw second molar Groove pattern between
pre-historic men and FKG Unpad student
3. There is difference of lower jaw third molar Groove pattern between
pre-historic men and FKG Unpad student
Table 2. Chi-Square Test Result of Molar Groove Pattern between FKG
Unpad Students and Pre-historic Men
Groove Pattern X 2 X 2 table
Molar 1 0,46 7,81 not significant
Molar 2 36,12 7,81 significant
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BAB IV DISCUSSION
The most found groove pattern at first lower molar is +5 pattern, while the
second is Y5 pattern. This result is unmatched to the some writers opinion which are
expressing that the most found groove pattern at first lower molar is Y5 pattern (
Dahlberg, 1945; von Kunigswald. 1958; van Beek, 1989). This difference may cause
by different population.
Statistical test result indicates that there is no significant difference between
groove patterns of first lower molar of modern men and pre-historic men. Among
lower jaw molars (first, second and third molar), the first molar is the tooth that is the
most usefull in mastication, so that not many change of groove pattern.
According to van Beek opinion ( 1989) + 4 pattern is typical of lower jaw
second molar. This pattern formed by reduction of Y5 pattern by minimizing
metaconid and disappears it hypoconulid. The difference of lower second molar
groove pattern between modern men and pre-historic men is modern man has
experienced evolution in consequence of change of food pattern.
The result of this research indicates that majority of lower third molar
clinically is not seems to be, because its not already erupted, impacted, or may be its
no tooth. According to Scott and Symons ( 1977) modern men which is lower jaw
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modern men has tooth formula 2/1/2/2 for comparison of number of teeth in one
quadrant. One of the cause of not erupted or impacted of lower third molar is
inadequate space in lower jaw. Carbonell and Goose ( cit., Brothwell, 1963) shows
that hypodontia (not growing of tooth) most happened at lower jaw third molar. All
lower jaw third molars of pre-historic men fossils are growing well. Groove pattern
of lower jaw third molar showing a marked difference between modern men and
pre-historic men. At pre-historic men groove pattern of lower jaw third molar shows
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BAB V
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 CONCLUSION
5.1.1 Evolution of human body is mechanism of adaptation to environmental
change
5.1.2 Evolution at molar tooth is reduction of size and change of groove pattern
5.1.3 Y5 pattern which is primitive groove pattern change to yield various other
pattern, so that groove pattern of modern men lower jaw molar changes
compared to groove pattern of lower jaw molar pre-historic men
5.1.4 More distal tooth easier to change as as result of less function of mastication.
5.1.5 Lower jaw third molar of modern men is tooth that is very often experiences
disparity eruption
5.2 SUGGESTION
5.2.1 The study should be continued with size sample more and with other
populations
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