## Abstract From dental casts of 94 parentβoffspring and 127 fullβsib pairs, sampled from two Chilean populations, shovelling indices are computed to measure the degree of shovelling of maxillary central incisors quantitatively. Genetic correlations are computed to determine the role of genetic fac
The inheritance of shovel shape in maxillary central incisors
β Scribed by Petter Portin; Dr. Lassi Alvesalo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 305 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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