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Macrodontia
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Increased size of the teeth, which can be defined as a mesiodistal tooth diameter (width) more than 2 SD above mean for age. Alternatively, an apparently increased maximum width of the tooth. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19125428 ]
Term info
Label
Macrodontia
Synonyms
- Increased width of tooth
- Large teeth
Subsets
hposlim_core
comment
The standard reference has means and standard deviations by gender [Moyers et al, 1976]. Although it is easy to measure the width of teeth, and the definition is made with reference to the width of teeth, macrodontia actually means that the overall size of the tooth is increased.
has broad synonym
Large tooth, Hyperplasia of tooth, Increased size of tooth, Hypertrophy of tooth
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
has related synonym
Tooth mass excess
id
HP:0001572
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
increased size and
inheres in some calcareous tooth and
has modifier some abnormal)