Sexual Dimorphism in Third Molar Agenesis in Humans with and without Agenesis of Other Teeth.

ABSTRACT: Sexual dimorphism in the human dentition is of interest from a developmental, evolutionary, and clinical point of view. Here, we investigated sexual dimorphism in third molar agenesis patterns and severity in non-syndromic white European individuals with (group A: 303 individuals) and without agenesis (group B: 303 individuals) of teeth other than the third molars. There was no sexual dimorphism in the patterns or the severity of third molar agenesis within groups. Both sexes showed a higher number of third molar agenesis per individual in group A than in group B. The most common third molar agenesis pattern was that of no third molars. For both females and males, bilateral third molar agenesis was approximately three times more frequent in group A than in group B (p < 0.001), whereas n

SUBMITTER: Alamoudi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9774884 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature