Evaluation of chronological age based on third molar development in the Spanish population

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 349-354

  Prieto, José L ^a   Barbería, Elena ^b   Ortega, Ricardo ^b   Magaña, Concepción ^a  

^a Instituto Anatomico Forense   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dental age; Forensic odontology; Third molar; Tooth formation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SCANDINAVIA; SPAIN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 27744435544     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-005-0530-3     Document Type: Article

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