Craniofacial variability and its relationship to disharmony of the jaws and teeth.
Examination of size and shape changes in the skulls of growing dogs and related canidae indicates that dental irregularity and jaw disharmony result when the growth pattern of the skull as a whole departs too widely from the norm.
D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D002335:Carnivora; D002508:Cephalometry; D004285:Dogs; D005589:Foxes; D007568:Jaw / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007569:Jaw Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology*