Brief Communication: Rotation of the Maxillary Premolars: Evidence in Support of Premolar Morphogenetic Field

Autor: Vincent H. Stefan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Dental Anthropology, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 70-73 (2006)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1096-9411
DOI: 10.26575/daj.v19i3.123
Popis: The presence of an individual tooth, axially rotated within the maxillary and/or mandibular dental arcade is not an uncommon occurrence in the human dentition. Far rarer is the axial rotation of two or more adjacent teeth, rotated together as a “unit” within the dental arcade. Two rare cases are presented here, each case possessing a maxillary P3-P4 unit that has been axially rotated. This event is in and of itself interesting and important, yet it also potentially provides support for the concept of a “premolar” morphogenetic field.
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