Open AccessDevelopment of the Permanent Dentition and Validity of Demirjian and Goldstein Method for Dental Age Estimation in Sample of Saudi Arabian Children ( Qassim Region )
Author(s) -
Ragia E. H. Nour El Deen,
Hifaa M. Alduaiji,
Ghadir M. Alajlan,
Abdalla A. Aljabr
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-7774
pISSN - 1658-3639
DOI - 10.12816/0031213
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , permanent dentition , maturity (psychological) , permanent teeth , dentition , age groups , significant difference , population , demography , environmental health , psychology , developmental psychology , sociology
To determine dental maturity (dental age) in cross-sectional sample of Saudi Arabian children by applying the standards established by Demirjian and Golstein and to examine the applicability of these standards in determination of dental maturity among Saudi Arabian children (Qassim region).