A genetic aetiology for some common dental anomalies: a pilot twin study.

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A genetic aetiology for some common dental anomalies: a pilot twin study.

Australian orthodontic journal - 1 Oct 1996

Kotsomitis N, Dunne M P, Freer T J

Abstract excerpt

This pilot study investigated the aetiology of various dental anomalies. Twin-pair correlations were obtained for the total number of missing, ectopic, malformed and rotated permanent teeth which were scored from panoramic radiographs of 59 monozygotic (identical) and 42 dizygotic (non-identical)...

Topics

Adolescent
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Phenotype
Pilot Projects
Radiography, Panoramic
Tooth Abnormalities
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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