Browsing Faculty of Dentistry by Author "Phillips, Vincent Michael"
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Dental maturation of the permanent mandibular teeth of South African children and the relation to chronological age
Phillips, Vincent Michael (2009)Age estimation of the skeletal remains of children can be accomplished by examination of the ossification centres and the fusion of the epiphyseal plates of long bones. Dental age estimation is done by examining the ... -
A descriptive analysis of oral lichen planus from tertiary diagnostic centres in the Western Cape
Jeftha, Anthea (University of Western Cape, 2009)Lichen planus is a systemic disease that follows a chronic course. The exact aetiology remains unknown but an immune mediated pathogenesis has been implicated. Oral lichen planus is a common form of this disease and can ... -
The effective accuracy of dental records in forensic dental identification in Sudan
Petro, Waleed (University of the Western Cape, 2013)In Sudan there are currently no programmes targeting dentists to improve their own knowledge about how they can be part of human identification by keeping good dental records. In addition, no guidelines are stated by the ... -
A study to determine the accuracy of Gustafson’s method of age estimation on adult teeth when applied to a sample of the population of the Western Cape
Chandler, S. (2013)Teeth are often used to assist in the identification of human bodies after death, especially in cases where the body is badly burned or decomposed, as teeth are usually preserved for a long period of time, even after ... -
Testing of the Phillips dental age estimation tables on a sample of black children from Mpumalanaga, South Africa
Mahlangu, Simpiwe Margaret (University of the Western Cape, 2011)A number of dental age estimation methods have been developed over the years ranging from the frequently used age estimation of Demirjian et al (1973) and Moorrees et al (1965) to the less frequently used age estimation ...