Intra-alveolar dental development of several permanent mandibular teeth was compared in 69 sets of twins. Bilateral symmetry of dental development was found in monozygotic and dizygotic twins. Comparisons of intrapair variances between monozygotic and dizygotic twins indicated that a strong genetic component exists in the mechanisms that influence intraalveolar dental development.
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