title: The chronology of third molar eruption in the Croatian population.
abstract: Dental age estimation is common in orthodontics, paedodontics, paleodontology and forensic dentistry. The aim of this study was to assess chronological course of eruptive developmental phases of third molar and to establish parameters for the Croatian population. Sample of this study consisted of 1249 orthopantomograms of 530 (42.4%) male and 719 (57.6%) female subjects, aged 10 to 25 years. Eruptive phases were classified in 4 stages. No significant sex difference was found. Established chronology of the third molar eruption can be used as a standard for the assessment of dental age in clinical and forensic research on samples of Croatian population.
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dental Anthropology, Zagreb, Croatia. brkic@sfzg.hr
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brkić
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vodanović
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dumancić
authors.forename: Zeljka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lovrić
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cuković-Bagić
authors.forename: Mladen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrovecki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014078:Tooth Eruption