Dental age related tables for children of various ethnic groups in South Africa

Authors

  • V. M. Phillips Department of Oral and Maxillo-facial Pathology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
  • T. J. van Wyk Kotze Oral and Dental Research Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

Abstract

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.

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Published

2023-06-18

How to Cite

Phillips, V. M., & van Wyk Kotze, T. J. (2023). Dental age related tables for children of various ethnic groups in South Africa. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS, 27(2), 29: 44. Retrieved from https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1633

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2009): JFOS issue 2 2009

Section

Age Estimation