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Our study of 202 patients aged from 7 to 17 years treated for idiopathic scoliosis, and with a Cobb angle from 20° to 50°, showed a higher frequency of hereditary orthodontic anomalies than those in the control group. There was unmistakable evidence that acquired orthodontic anomalies occurred in both groups at the same rate of frequency. Our study demonstrated unequivocally that the detection of hereditary orthodontic anomalies in young children allows the identification of a group of children who have a high risk of developing scoliosis in later years.
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Notre étude de 202 malades, âgés de 7 à 17 ans, traités pour scoliose idiopathique, avec un angle de Cobb de 20° à 50°, montre une plus grande fréquence des anomalies orthodontiques héréditaires que dans un groupe de contrôle. Evidemment les anomalies orthodontiques acquises ont été observées avec la même fréquence dans les deux groupes. Ce travail prouve sans équivoque que la détection des anomalies orthodontiques héréditaires dans le jeune âge permet d'identifier un groupe d'enfants à haut risque de développement d'une scoliose dans les années à venir.
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Pećina, M., Lulić-Dukić, O. & Pećina-Hrn<cević, A. Hereditary orthodontic anomalies and idiopathic scoliosis. International Orthopaedics 15, 57–59 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00210536
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