Taurodontism and learning disabilities in patients with Klinefelter syndrome

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 389-394

  Schulman, Gary S ^a,c   Mathieu, Gregory ^b,c   Redford Badwal, Deborah ^c   Burleson, Joseph ^c,d   Dauser, Deborah ^c,d   Poole, Andrew ^c  

^a Residency Program in Pediatric Dentistry ^*

^b School of Dental Medicine

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Karyotyping; Klinefelter Syndrome; Learning Disability; Taurodontism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOOTH ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 33644765893     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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