Socioeconomic and nutritional factors associated with age of eruption of third molar tooth among Ugandan adolescents.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to establish the influence of socioeconomic and nutritional factors on the age of eruption of the mandibular third molar among Ugandans aged 10-20 years.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in a dental clinic of Mulago Hospital between January and December 2017. The background information was obtained from the participants using a questionnaire in the form of an oral interview.

Dental age estimation using radiographic assessment of third molar eruption among 10-20-year-old Ugandan population.

Aim: This study aimed at establishing the age for third molar eruption among Ugandans aged 10-20 years.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study comprising 471 male and 541 female patients attending Mulago Dental Clinic. Patients' orthopantomographs were assessed for third molar eruption as described by Olze Age was summarized using means/SD.

Accuracy of the lower third molar radiographic imaging to estimate age among Ugandan young people.

Objective: Dental development is a useful method for age estimation. Although third molar eruption is commonly used to estimate age in Uganda, it is reported to be unreliable because of external influences. The more reliable radiographic techniques have inter-ethnic differences but data from sub-Saharan Africa are limited regarding estimating age in young adults.