Research Article

Assessment of Age at the Stages of the Eruption of Third Molar Teeth among the People of North-Eastern India

Table 2

Mean ages at third molar eruption in the quadrants of the jaw.

Status of eruptionOverallMaleFemale value
No.No.No.

Maxillary left19 (0.491)12 (0.679)7 (0.685)0.536
Maxillary right14 (0.518)9 (0.667)5 (0.812)0.344
Maxillary both32 (0.407)20 (0.431)12 (0.842)0.985
Mandibular both96 (0.225)61 (0.304)35 (0.306)0.092
Mandibular left31 (0.384)24 (0.478)7 (0.421)0.377
Mandibular right32 (0.434)21 (0.632)11 (0.388)0.519
Both right21 (0.501)16 (0.637)5 (0.583)0.674

Statistically significant; figure in brackets is the standard error of the mean (SEM).