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Genes and their effects on dental caries may differ between primary and permanent dentitions.
Caries research - 1 Jan 2010
Wang X, Shaffer J R, Weyant R J, Cuenco K T, DeSensi R S, Crout R, McNeil D W, Marazita M L
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The importance of genetic factors in the genesis of dental caries of both primary and permanent dentitions is well established; however, the degree to which genes contribute to the development of dental caries, and whether these genes differ between primary and permanent dentitions, is largely unknown. Using family-based likelihood methods, we assessed the heritability of caries-related phenotypes for both...
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