Third molar polymorphism and the timing of tooth formation


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ABSTRACT AGENESIS (congenital absence) of the third molar tooth is a familiar polymorphism in man, with a population frequency of at least 9 per cent in Europeans1. Hitherto, congenital


absence of this tooth has been considered as an independent trait, or at most associated with reduction in size when agenesis is incomplete. However, there is evidence connecting the


presence or absence of the third molar tooth with the timing of formation of the premolar and molar teeth as well. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of


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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Fels Research Institute, Yellow Springs, Ohio STANLEY M. GARN, ARTHUR B. LEWIS & BATSHEVA BONNÉ Authors * STANLEY M. GARN View author publications


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BONNÉ, B. Third Molar Polymorphism and the Timing of Tooth Formation. _Nature_ 192, 989 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192989a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 09 December 1961 * DOI:


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