taurodontism


- taurodontism = `oδoύς,` oδoντός = tooth + suffix -eyeos) - enlargement of the root canal caused by inversion of the crown's root: root of the tooth. The termination of the term indicates the similarity of such teeth to the teeth of ungulates. According to Shaw, taurodontic teeth can be divided into:

The feature was physiologically normal in neanderthals, in modern humans as an isolated dysmorphic feature or as part of a clinical picture of congenital malformations and genetic diseases. Taurodonism occurs in approximately 40% of patients with Klinefelter syndrome.

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