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Genetic influence on dental arch form in orthodontic patients.
The Angle orthodontist - 1 Oct 1998
Cassidy K M, Harris E F, Tolley E A, Keim R G
Abstract excerpt
Human arch form varies considerably. This study analyzed the size and shape of the maxillary and mandibular dental arches of 320 adolescents from 155 sibships. A broad battery of measurements (k = 48) was computer-generated from Cartesian coordinates of cusp tips and line angles of the permanent teeth, and heritability estimates were generated from intraclass correlations, controlling for sex and age where...
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