The dentist and the dentition.
The role of the dentist on interdisciplinary teams has expanded from therapeutics to comprehensive diagnosis, relying heavily on expertise in anatomy, pathology, and genetics. Along with this expansion has come a need for other health professionals to understand the diagnostic side of dentistry. Since alteration of tooth structure and eruption patterns are a significant component of many birth defects, it behooves those interested in such problems to become acquainted with the material in the remainder of this volume.
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D003817:Dentition; D006801:Humans; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009805:Odontogenesis; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*