Estimation of the age of senegalese children based on panoramic radiography of the third mandibular molar
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Maxillofacial Imaging - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introductionnbsp The objective of this preliminary study was to evaluate the interest of the third molar in the determination of the age of Senegalese subjects by the Demirjian methodMaterials and Methods This is a descriptive crosssectional study of digital panoramic xrays of Senegalese patients aged 5 to 24 years The statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS software The significance threshold was less than 005 plt005Results Of the patient radiographs explored 283 met the selection criteria The sample selected consisted of 52 n146 boys and 48 n137 girls Germination of the third mandibular molar began at an average age of 721plusmn164 years in boys and 771 plusmn 371 years in girls Apical closure occurs at 2011plusmn 289 years and 2070plusmn273 years for boys and girls respectivelyConclusion This preliminary study shows the interest of the use of the third molar in the estimation of age in the Senegalese population A radiographic study of the third molar on the determination of the civil age with a representative sample of African subjects aged between 14 and 22 years proves necessaryKeywords Chronologic age Dental age Third molarnbsp Panoramic Radiographic Demirjian method Senegaleses
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Mamadou Lamine Ndiaye, Sankoug Soumboundou, Mamadou Tidiane Diallo, Mohammed Taha Mokssite, Babacar
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- DOI 10.18231/2581-3838.2018.0004
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