Wilson, Yvonne Padmini and Nambiar, Phrabakaran and Yaacob, Hashim and Asif, Muhammad Khan (2021) Age estimation from developing third molars. The Medico-Legal Journal, 89 (4). pp. 254-259. ISSN 00258172, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00258172211052930.
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We investigated the development of third molars among Malaysians (including variations between jaws and genders) using Demirjian's method. Dental panoramic radiographs of 1224 subjects aged 8 to 24 years were examined, and the molars were assigned Demirjian et al.'s development grades (A-H). Results indicated that 18.8 had congenitally missing or extracted third molars. Development of molars begins earlier in females (also in the mandible), but by age 9, male children's molar development speeds up with more advanced grades in their middle teens than females. Grade C indicates the subject is a juvenile, while initiation of root development (Grade E), was observed from 13 years on. Grade H can occur in a child aged 18 years who technically is still a juvenile. We compared the development and growth patterns of the third molar from both the maxilla and the mandible.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Age estimation; Malaysians; Maxilla and mandible-dental development; Panoramic radiographs; Third molars |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Dentistry > Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2023 09:57 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Oct 2023 09:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35428 |
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