Journal of Dental Research, Vol 60, 1735-1741, Copyright © 1981 by International & American Associations for Dental Research Online Journals

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Sexual dimorphism in the development, emergence, and agenesis of the mandibular third molar

G. Y. Levesque, A. Demirijian and R. Tanguay

Bilateral agenesis was encountered in about 9% of the cases, with no significant sexual difference. The right and left mandibular third molars had the same pattern of development and emergence. The slight advance of girls over boys at the crown-completion stage was similar to previous observations on other mandibular teeth, particularly the second molar. The root development course of the third molar was faster in males than in females; this sexual dimorphism was much greater for retarded cases than for advanced cases. At the apex closure, the difference between median ages of males and females was 1.5 yr. Alveolar emergence tended to occur at a lower developmental stage in advanced cases compared with retarded cases.

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