A critical review: an overview of genetic influence on dental caries.

doi:10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01675.x

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A critical review: an overview of genetic influence on dental caries.

Oral diseases - 1 Oct 2010

Werneck R I, Mira M T, Trevilatto P C

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Dental decay is a complex, chronic disease and one of the most common illnesses in dentistry today. Several dental decay risk factors have been identified during the last years; however, these variables alone may not entirely explain the disease development. Genetic research applied to dental decay began in the 1930s with experimental reports in animals and human observational research. Only recently, have some...

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Dental Caries
Environment
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors
Streptococcus mutans

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PMID: 20846151
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01675.x

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