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Abstract
The dental aspects of Marfan's syndrome in a pair of identical twins have been described.
The narrow dental arches and high palatal vaults seen in these patients seem to be
a consistent feature of this disease but cannot be considered pathognomonic, since
they may and do occur frequently in many mixed dentitions without any aberrant congenital
connective tissue background. It may be of interest to conjecture, nevertheless, why
arachnodactyly is so reflected in the oral structures. Is it a direct result of the
genetic mutation? Or is it a response to functional and environmental stresses on
growth and development associated with the component abnormalities? These are areas
which require further study.
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