Third-molar development in relation to chronologic age in Turkish children and young adults

Angle Orthodontist

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1040-1045

  Sisman, Yildiray ^a   Uysal, Tancan ^a   Yagmur, Fatih ^b   Ramoglu, Sabri Ilhan ^c  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^c SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Chronological age; Third molar; Turkish

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649022580     PISSN: 00033219     EISSN: 00033219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2319/101906-430.1     Document Type: Article

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