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An orthopantomographic study for age and sex estimation : A comparative study among Egyptians and tunisians adults /

Tamer Mahmoud Ahmed

An orthopantomographic study for age and sex estimation : A comparative study among Egyptians and tunisians adults / تقدير العمر و النوع باستخدام الأشعة البانوراميه : دراسة مقارنه بين البالغين المصريين و التونسيين Tamer Mahmoud Ahmed ; Supervised Nancy A. F. Khattab , Hazem M. A. Marzouk - Cairo : Tamer Mahmoud Ahmed , 2012 - 202 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Institute of African Research and Studies - Department of Anthropology

Bioanthropological research must be built upon a foundation of accurate age and sex estimates. Age and sex estimation from dental radiographs is a non-destructive, simple method to obtain information. The objectives of the present dissertation were to analyze six dental age and sex estimation methods regarding their comparative validity and practical implementation using 600 digital orthopantograms



Age estimation Orthopantograms Sex determination Egyptians