Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
 | Online Publication Date: 01 Jul 1987
Craniofacial Morphology and Occlusal Variation in Monozygous and Dizygous Twins
Craniofacial Morphology and Occlusal Variation in Monozygous and Dizygous Twins
Page Range: 219 – 233
A study of 60 pairs of twins, 30 monozygous and 30 dizygous, finding a strong genetic component overlaid by functional adaptation most prominent in the dental area.Abstract
Keywords: ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; GENETICS; HEREDITY; OCCLUSION; TWINS
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Lobb is Associate Professor of Dentistry in the Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He is a dental graduate (D.D.S.) of the University of Alberta, and holds an M.S. degree in Orthodontics from the University of Michigan