Article
Heritable patterns of tooth decay in the permanent dentition: principal components and factor analyses.
BMC oral health - 9 Mar 2012
Shaffer John R, Feingold Eleanor, Wang Xiaojing, Tcuenco Karen T, Weeks Daniel E, DeSensi Rebecca S, Polk Deborah E, Wendell Steve, Weyant Robert J, Crout Richard, McNeil Daniel W, Marazita Mary L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Dental caries is the result of a complex interplay among environmental, behavioral, and genetic factors, with distinct patterns of decay likely due to specific etiologies. Therefore, global measures of decay, such as the DMFS index, may not be optimal for identifying risk factors that manifest as specific decay patterns, especially if the risk factors such as genetic susceptibility loci have small...
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