Dental age related tables for children of various ethnic groups in South Africa.
The standard age estimation methods of Moorrees, Fanning & Hunt (1963) and that of Demirjian, Goldstein & Tanner (1973) have been shown by several authors to be inaccurate when applied to their juvenile population. This was similarly found to be true in South African children. Pantomographic radiographs of samples of South African children of White, Coloured, Indian and Black origin were used to develop dental age related tables for these ethnic groups. These dental age estimation tables were tested and are presented.
Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Pathology, University of the Western Cape, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa. vmphillips@uwc.ac.za
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D000293:Adolescent; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000379:methods*; D001641:Bicuspid / Q000254:growth & development; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003481:Cuspid / Q000254:growth & development; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000254:growth & development; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008963:Molar / Q000254:growth & development; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013019:South Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D019227:Tooth Apex / Q000254:growth & development; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000254:growth & development; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000254:growth & development; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology