[Angle's class II malocclusion: a report of seven cases in one family]

Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2010 Apr;28(2):219-20.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

A family with Angle's Class ii malocclusion was identified in West China Stomatological Hospital of Sichuan University. The proband was a 22-year-old woman with Angle's Class II Division 2 malocclusion with congenitally missing teeth. A total of 15 members of the 3 generations in the family were investigated. There were 7 members (3 males, 4 females) with Angle's Class II malocclusion in the family. The results provide the primary basis for further study to localize the virulence gene.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • China*
  • Female
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Malocclusion, Angle Class II*
  • Oral Medicine
  • Universities