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Article Category: Research Article
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Online Publication Date: 01 Oct 1984

Spatial Position of Mandibular Third Molars in Monozygotic Twins

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Page Range: 271 – 282
DOI: 10.1043/0003-3219(1984)054<0271:SPOMTM>2.0.CO;2
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Abstract

Measurement of anterior and medial inclinations of third molars from 10 to 18 years of age in monozygotic twins finds a consistent pattern of uprighting, with high correlations within twin pairs indicative of strong genetic influence.

Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists

Contributor Notes

Dr. Efstratiadis is Assistant Professor of Orthodontics at the Columbia School of Dental and Oral Surgery in New York City. She is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Athens, Greece, and holds a Certificate in Orthodontics from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine - Forsyth Dental Center in Boston

Dr. Kent is Biostatistician at Forsyth Dental Center and Lecturer at Harvard University. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (Mathematics), and holds M.S. and Sc.D. degrees in Biostatistics from the Harvard School of Public Health

Dr. Lebret is Associate Professor of Orthodontics at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine - Forsyth Dental Center. She is a dental graduate (D.M.D.) of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and holds a Certificate in Orthodontics from the Forsyth Dental Center

Dr. Moorrees is Professor of Orthodontics at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine - Forsyth Dental Center. He is a Dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Pennsylvania, and holds a Certificate in Orthodontics from the Eastman Dental Dispensary in Rochester, N.Y

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