A STUDY OF THE SYRIAN HAMSTER, ITS MOLARS, AND THEIR LESIONS
FRANK J. ORLAND 1
1 Walter G. Zoller Memorial Dental Clinic and the Department of Bacteriology and Parasitology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
The Syrian hamster, Cricetus auratus, is described as to its phylogenetic relationship and anatomical characteristics pertaining to the dentition. The calcification, eruption, and morphology of the molar dentition is described and discussed and the distribution and types of carious lesions in the molar teeth are also described.
Submitted on August 22, 1946
