Localised enamel hypoplasia of human deciduous canines: Genotype or environment?

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-90

  Taji, Sue ^a   Hughes, Toby ^a   Rogers, Jim ^a   Townsend, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enamel defects; Genetics; Trauma; Twins

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANINE TOOTH; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TWINS;

AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CUSPID; DENTAL ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0034199040     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2000.tb00246.x     Document Type: Article

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