Genetic and environmental contributions to the development of dental arch traits: a longitudinal twin study.

doi:10.1093/ejo/cjaf018

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Genetic and environmental contributions to the development of dental arch traits: a longitudinal twin study.

European journal of orthodontics - 7 Feb 2025

Giri Jamal, Bockmann Michelle, Brook Alan, Gurr Angela, Palmer Lyle, Hughes Toby

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to phenotypic variations of dental arch traits from primary to permanent dentition stages. METHODS: Digital dental models of 188 Australian twin pairs (90 monozygotic and 98 dizygotic) in the primary dentition stage, followed up through the mixed and permanent dentition stages, were included in the study....

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Child
Female
Humans
Male
Dental Arch
Dentition, Mixed
Gene-Environment Interaction
Longitudinal Studies
Phenotype
Tooth, Deciduous
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic
Latent Class Analysis

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PMID: 40170269
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjaf018
PMCID: PMC11961300

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