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Inheritance of occlusal topography: a twin study.
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry - 1 Mar 2008
Su C-Y, Corby P M, Elliot M A, Studen-Pavlovich D A, Ranalli D N, Rosa B, Wessel J, Schork N J, Hart T C, Bretz W A
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AIM: This was to determine the relative contribution of genetic factors on the morphology of occlusal surfaces of mandibular primary first molars by employing the twin study model. METHODS: The occlusal morphology of mandibular primary first molar teeth from dental casts of 9 monozygotic (MZ) twin pairs and 12 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs 4 to 7 years old, were digitized by contact-type three-dimensional (3D)...
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