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Third molar agenesis in Down syndrome.
Acta odontologica Scandinavica - 1 Jun 2002
Lomholt Jens Fog, Russell Björn G, Stoltze Kaj, Kjaer Inger
Abstract excerpt
The frequency, gender, and maxillary/mandibular occurrences of third molar agenesis have been studied in a Danish population of Down syndrome individuals (39 F and 31 M). The study was based on radiological examination and compared with 2 control groups of normal Caucasian populations. We found that the occurrence of third molar agenesis in Down syndrome individuals was around 4 times greater than in a normal...
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