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Dental diagnostic problems of potential genetic significance: the dental practitioner as geneticist in the developmental disabilities clinic.

Authors :
Diner H
Chou MD
Source :
Birth defects original article series [Birth Defects Orig Artic Ser] 1980; Vol. 16 (5), pp. 151-70.
Publication Year :
1980

Abstract

A high incidence of aberrant dental formation can be anticipated in developmentally disabled children, particularly where the etiologic factors for developmental retardation are presumably of organic origin. The dentist, practicing in the developmental clinic, must frequently determine the developmental significance of such dental variation. In this capacity, his familiarity with the dental features of genetic disease can contribute significantly to more precise diagnosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0547-6844
Volume :
16
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Birth defects original article series
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
7448372