Estimation of age based on the stages of eruption of permanent 2nd and 3rd molar teeth

A community based study on the time of eruption of permanent 2nd and 3rd molar teeth to establish the age of an individual was undertaken on 1100 subjects (550 males and 550 females) residing in Delhi, in the age group of 10–21 yrs. Correlation between the age and eruption time of individual tooth was calculated stage wise in both jaws.