Third molar development in the estimation of chronologic age in American blacks as compared with whites

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 428-433

  Blankenship, Jane A ^a   Mincer, Harry H ^a   Anderson, Kenneth M ^a   Woods, Marjorie A ^a   Burton, Eddie L ^a  

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

Author keywords

African Americans; Age determination; Forensic science; Odontology; Third molars

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; MOLAR, THIRD; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33847133973     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00356.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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