A Genetic Contribution to Dental Caries, Occlusion, and Morphology as Demonstrated by Twins Reared Apart

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1988, Pages 1150-1155

  Boraas, J C ^a   Messer, L B ^a   Till, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOOTH; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALOCCLUSION; MIDDLE AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOOTH; TRIPLETS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0024078233     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00220345880670090201     Document Type: Article

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