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This examination demonstrates no statistically-relevant correlation between craniofacial growth pattern and the congenital absence of certain permanent teeth, although horizontal growth is more frequent (but not significant) in patients with congenitally missing second premolars.

Our data failed to prove a correlation between distally- inclined lower second molars in the panoramic x-ray and the indication of extraction therapy.

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