Developmental stages of the third molar in Israeli children

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-377

  Sarnat, Haim ^a   Kaffe, Israel ^b   Porat, Joseph ^a   Amir, Erica ^a  

^a Department of Pediatric Dentistry ^*

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Developmental stages; Israeli children; Third molar agenesis; Third molar development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYPODONTIA; ISRAEL; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH FLORA; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGING; ANODONTIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MOLAR, THIRD; ODONTOGENESIS; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH CALCIFICATION; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH GERM; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0642342015     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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