Open AccessEstimation and comparison of dental, skeletal and chronologic age in Bangalore south school going children
Author(s) -
P H Shilpa,
Raj Sunil,
K Sapna,
Narayan Chandra Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.115696
Subject(s) - bone age , medicine , panoramic radiograph , age groups , dentistry , correlation , estimation , forensic dentistry , forensic odontology , orthodontics , demography , radiography , surgery , mathematics , geometry , sociology , management , economics
Precise evaluation of the developmental stages of a child is an integral part of both diagnosis and treatment planning of pediatric patients and also essential in forensic medicine and dentistry. As human growth shows considerable variation in chronological age, physiological maturity is preferred over chronological age in the estimation of person's exact age.