Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 309-311 , August 2010

Dental age estimation from the developmental stage of the third molars in Iranian population

  • Balwant Rai, BDS, MS Forensic Odontology

      Affiliations

    • Oral Imaging center, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Bhangu, Sirsa, Haryana, India.
    • ,
  • Jasdeep Kaur, BDS

      Affiliations

    • Forensic Odontology section, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    • ,
  • Hamid Jafarzadeh, DDS, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Received 10 October 2009 ,Accepted 1 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.04.010

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 309-311 , August 2010

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