Age estimation of Korean adults by occlusal tooth wear

Jong-Il Yun1, Jeong-Yun Lee, Jin-Woo Chung

  • 1Department of Oral Medicine and Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry & Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Yunkeon-Dong 28, Chongro-Ku, Seoul 110-749, Korea.

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