Abstract
Although several investigations have been made from different aspects, the origin and the racial history of the Ainu are still remained unsolved. In this connection, it is required to investigate additional characteristics which have not been discussed so far in detail. The present article describes dental characters in the Ainu and gives some idea of morphological pattern of this population. Comparisons with the other populations are also discussed in the light of Mongoloid dental complex. Overall characteristics discussed in this article show that the dentition of the Ainu is close to the Mongoloid populations, especially to the Japanese, in its morphological pattern and this trend is evidently seen in either the deciduous or the permanent dentitions.
