Genetic mouth/dental abnormalities (anomalies) are problems, dysfunctions and diseases of oral tissues and dentition caused by defective genes. Many genetic dental/oral abnormalities indicate more complex disorders and are linked to inherited traits and defects, or result from spontaneous genetic mutations.
Ossian is a town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,289 at the 2000 census. Ossian is located at 40Â°52â²50â³N 85Â°10â²6â³W / 40.88056Â°N 85.16833Â°W / 40.88056; -85.16833 (40.880447, -85.168369). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 kmÂ²), all of it land.
The Town of Ossian was named after the legendary Scottish poet of the third century, Ossian, son of Fingal. Ossian was credited with being the author of ancient lines handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. In 1750, James MacPhearson traveled to the Scottish Highlands in search of Ossianâs lost and unrecorded poems. He published books of Ossianâs poetry that he claimed to have found and collected.