Twin studies : research in genes, teeth and faces /

This volume is about an ongoing long-term research initiative led by researchers from the School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide. The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the studies of the teeth and faces of Australian twins and their families that have extended over more than t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Townsend, Grant (Author), Pinkerton, Sandra K. (Author), Rogers, James R. (James Robert), 1941- (Author), Bockmann, Michelle R. (Author), Hughes, Toby E. (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Adelaide, South Australia : University of Adelaide Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Twins > Research > Australia. Genetics > Research > Australia. Dentistry > Research > Australia. Face > Research > Australia. Twin Studies as Topic. Epigenesis, Genetic. Face > anatomy & histology. Maxillofacial Development. Tooth > anatomy & histology. Twins > genetics. MEDICAL / Dentistry / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

A tour of the mouth
A historical perspective
Phases of research involving twin studies of teeth and faces
Cohort 1, teeth and faces of South Australian teenage twins
Cohort 2, a longitudinal study of dental and facial development in Australian twins and their families
Cohort 3, tooth emergence and oral health in Australian twins and their families
Publications and theses relating to the Adelaide twin studies.