Age-specific angulation of unerupted human third molar teeth in a cross-sectional sample.
For males aged 18 to 21, the angulation of unerupted third molars was unrelated to age. A counterbalancing loss of data resulting from tooth eruption and extraction accounted for this null finding. The value of age-specific angulation in determining whether a tooth will eventually erupt may be limited.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009326:Naval Medicine; D009811:Odontometry; D011859:Radiography; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000033:anatomy & histology*