Mineralization of the mandibular third molar: A study of American Black and Whites

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 98-109

  Harris, Edward F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcification; Dental age; Mineralization; Tooth formation; Wisdom tooth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GENETIC REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINERALIZATION; MOLAR TOOTH; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PUBERTY; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; ODONTOMETRY; SEX FACTORS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 33845890291     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20490     Document Type: Article

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