Third molar development: Measurements versus scores as age predictor

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1035-1040

  Thevissen, P W ^a   Fieuws, S ^b   Willems, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age determination by teeth; Categorical data; Continuous data; Forensic odontology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; ODONTOMETRY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH PULP; TOOTH ROOT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; CHILD; DENTAL PULP; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR; MOLAR, THIRD; ODONTOGENESIS; ODONTOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TOOTH CERVIX; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH ROOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053469620     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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