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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
Investigations of permanent dental crown size in twins and family groups indicate a high degree of transmissible control, but little is known about the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to variation in size of the deciduous (primary) teeth. Here, maximum mesiodistal and buccolingual crown dimensions of maxillary and mandibular primary teeth were measured from dental models of 602 individuals, including 99 monozygous (MZ) twin pairs, 81 dizygous (DZ) same-sex pairs, 41 DZ opposite-sex pairs, and 160 singletons. Data were subjected to univariate genetic analysis with the structural-equation-modelling package, Mx using the normal assumptions of the twin model. A model incorporating additive genetic (A) and unique environmental (E) variation was found to be the most parsimonious for all tooth-size variables. Estimates of heritability for deciduous crown size ranged from 0.62 to 0.91. This study shows that variation in deciduous crown size has a strong genetic component, similar to that observed in the permanent dentition. Further studies are required to determine whether the underlying genetic mechanisms are the same for both deciduous and permanent teeth.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-9969
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
997-1004
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic analysis of deciduous tooth size in Australian twins.
pubmed:affiliation
Dental School, University of Adelaide, 5005, Adelaide, Australia. toby.hughes@adelaide.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Twin Study