title: Dental development in Sardinian children.
abstract: A cross-sectional study of tooth maturation was carried out in a group of 382 healthy children (178 boys and 204 girls) from Sardinia. A single orthopantomogram was examined for each patient and the development of permanent mandibular canines, premolars, and molars was evaluated according to Moorrees' method [Moorrees CFA, Fanning EA, Hunt EE: J Dent Res 42:1490-1502, 1963] Dental maturity scores and chronological ages were processed by linear regression analysis. Significant differences were observed in the timing of tooth development between boys and girls. A visual comparison with North American children revealed appreciable differences between the two populations, accounting for a delayed dental maturation in Sardinian children.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Citomorfologia, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maccioni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zedda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cabitza
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Cortis
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014070:Tooth / Q000254:growth & development*