Studies on the chronology of third molar mineralization in First Nations people of Canada

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 433-437

  Olze, Andreas ^a   Pynn, Bruce R ^b   Kraul, Viktoria ^a   Schulz, Ronald ^c   Heinecke, Achim ^c   Pfeiffer, Heidi ^c   Schmeling, Andreas ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Pterosaur Healthcare Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental age; First Nations people of Canada; Third molar; Tooth mineralization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DENTISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; CANADA; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOOTH CALCIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952197986     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0483-z     Document Type: Article

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