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SUBMITTER: Bayram M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4758910 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bayram Merve M Deeley Kathleen K Reis Maria F MF Trombetta Vanessa M VM Ruff Timothy D TD Sencak Regina C RC Hummel Michael M Dizak Piper M PM Washam Kelly K Romanos Helena F HF Lips Andrea A Alves Gutemberg G Costa Marcelo C MC Granjeiro José M JM Antunes Leonardo S LS Küchler Erika C EC Seymen Figen F Vieira Alexandre R AR
European journal of oral sciences 20150818 5
Clinically, primary and permanent teeth are distinct anatomically and the presentation of caries lesions differs between the two dentitions. Hence, the possibility exists that genetic contributions to tooth formation of the two dentitions are different. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that genetic associations with an artificial caries model will not be the same between primary and permanent dentitions. Enamel samples from primary and permanent teeth were tested for microhar ...[more]