Similar locations of impacted and supernumerary teeth in monozygotic twins: A report of 2 cases

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-70

  Łangowska Adamczyk, Helena ^a   Karmańska, Bozeńa ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BICUSPID; CUSPID; DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; INCISOR; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR, THIRD; TOOTH, IMPACTED; TOOTH, SUPERNUMERARY; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0035220235     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mod.2001.111225     Document Type: Article

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