Assessment of gestational age of Nigerian newborns using teeth calcification.
The relationship between fetal teeth calcification and gestational age was evaluated in 54 Nigerian newborn chest radiographs. The first deciduous molar was found to calcify at the 33rd week of gestation and the second molar at the 36th week. The pattern of calcification of fetal teeth is no significant difference in teeth calcification between the sexes.
D044383:Black People; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000196:embryology; D009549:Nigeria; D011247:Pregnancy; D014074:Tooth Calcification