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Mouse models of tooth abnormalities.
European journal of oral sciences - 1 Feb 2008
Fleischmannova Jana, Matalova Eva, Tucker Abigail S, Sharpe Paul T
Abstract excerpt
Tooth number is abnormal in about 20% of the human population. The most common defect is agenesis of the third molars, followed by loss of the lateral incisors and loss of the second premolars. Tooth loss appears as both a feature of multi-organ syndromes and as a non-syndromic isolated character. Apart from tooth number, abnormalities are also observed in tooth size, shape, and structure. Many of the genes that...
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