The constitutional factor in skull form and dental occlusion

Maloklüzyonlarm Oluşumu Üzerine Genetik Faktörlerin Etkisi

“…Johnson, köpeklerde kafatas›n›n formunu ve dental okluzyonu de¤erlendirdi¤i çal›flma-s›nda, fasial büyüme üzerinde genetik faktör-lerin çevresel faktörleri etkiledi¤i sonucuna varm›flt›r (24) (26).…”

“…Johnson, in a study of skull form and dental occlusion in dogs, concluded that genetic influences condition the environmental effects on facial growth (24). Snodgrasse concluded that from his family-line study that familial records enable the orthodontist to anticipate difficulty in treatment and the prognosis for success (25).…”

Oral Structures Genetically and Anthropologically Considered

“…On sounder ground are the conclusions reached by Johnson (1949), based on C. R. Stockard's studies with dogs: (1) in size and form the cranium and the face are independent, (2) there is a lack of correlation between the upper face and the mandible, and (3) the size of the dental arch shows a far greater fluctuation than does the size of the teeth. In a sense, Korkhaus (1957) challenges the first conclusion.…”