Three-dimensional morphology of first molars in relation to ethnicity and the occurrence of cleft lip and palate.

This study aims to describe morphological peculiarities of maxillary and mandibular first molars in Europeans, Asians and Europeans with cleft lip and palate.Reflex microscopy was used to obtain three-dimensional morphometric landmarks from 40 models (11 Europeans and 13 Asians without cleft lip and...

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Main Authors: Sandra Echtermeyer, Philine H Metelmann, Alexander Hemprich, Karl-Heinz Dannhauer, Karl-Friedrich Krey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5633149?pdf=render