Eruption times of third molars in young rural Nigerians

International Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 266-270

  Otuyemi, O D ^a,b   Ugboko, V I ^a   Ndukwe, K C ^a   Adekoya Sofowora, C A ^a  

^a Obafemi Awolowo University ^*

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH ERUPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENTAL ARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR, THIRD; NIGERIA; RURAL POPULATION; TOOTH DISEASES; TOOTH ERUPTION;

EID: 0031241009     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595X.1997.tb00787.x     Document Type: Article

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