ArticleBiology2022
Number of Teeth Is Related to Craniofacial Morphology in Humans.
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- Craniofacial size in individuals with supernumerary teeth: A multicenter geometric morphometric study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Cone-Beam Computed Tomography-Based Three-Dimensional Phenotypes of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion in Yemeni Adults: A Principal Component and Cluster Analysis.International dental journal · 2026Observational
- Effect of tooth agenesis on facial soft tissue profile.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Ectodysplasin overexpression reveals spatiotemporally dynamic tooth formation competency in stickleback and zebrafish.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Palatal canine impaction is not associated with third molar agenesis.European journal of orthodontics · 2025Article
- Investigating the Influence of a Tooth Absence on Facial Bone Growth Using a Porcine Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Prevalence, Occurrence, and Characteristics of Supernumerary Teeth Among the Saudi Arabian Population Using Panoramic Radiographs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Occlusal characteristics in modern humans with tooth agenesis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Supernumerary Tooth Patterns in Non-Syndromic White European Subjects.Dentistry journal · 2023Article
- Association between the severity of hypodontia and the characteristics of craniofacial morphology in a Chinese population: A cross-sectional study.Korean journal of orthodontics · 2023Article
- Sexual Dimorphism in Third Molar Agenesis in Humans with and without Agenesis of Other Teeth.Biology · 2022Article
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Abstract
One of the most common dental anomalies in humans is the congenital absence of teeth, referred to as tooth agenesis. The association of tooth agenesis to craniofacial morphology has been previously investigated but remains unclear. We investigated this association by applying geometric morphometric methods in a large sample of modern humans. In line with previous studies, we report here that a reduced teeth number is linked to a less convex profile, as well as to a shorter face. The effects were similar for males and females; they increased as the severity of the tooth agenesis increased and remained unaltered by the inclusion of third molars and of allometry in the analysis. Furthermore, in cases with tooth agenesis only in the maxilla, there was no detectable effect in mandibular shape, whereas maxillary shape was affected independently of the location of missing teeth. The robustness of the present sample along with the shape analysis and the statistical approach applied, allowed for thorough testing of various contributing factors regarding the presence but also the magnitude of effects. The present findings suggest a relationship between number of teeth and overall craniofacial development and have evolutionary implications.
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