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Estimation of crown length and root development in Iraqi primary school students using Orthopantomograph | ||
| Journal of baghdad college of dentistry | ||
| Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-53 | ||
| Author | ||
| Asmaa T. Uthman | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACTBackground: Dental development provides the orthodontist an invaluable information for providing proper timing of certain preventive & interceptive orthodontic measures. The aim of this study was to find out the normative values of crown & root lengths & developmental stage of maxillary permanent canine and first & second molars of Iraqi primary school children aged 8,10 & 12 years of age using OPG 5.Materials & Methods:Crown length & root development was studied in 60 Iraqi primary school children aged 8 to 12 years old using Orthopantomograph 5.Results: Crown length & root length was seen greater in females than in males and a gradual increase in root length was observed as we pass from age of 8 years toward 12 years of age indicating that root calcification was evident and pass faster in females than in males.Coclusion: This study provide information about the normal development of maxillary dentition represented by canine, first & second molars.Keywords: Crown length, root development, OPG. (J Bagh Coll Dentistry 2006; 18(1) 49-53) | ||
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