Meina Rahma Kusuma  

Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Jember, Indonesia  

Masniari Novita  

Konsentrasi Radiologi Kedokteran Gigi dan Odontologi Forensik, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Jember, Indonesia

Swasthi Prasetyarini  

Konsentrasi Radiologi Kedokteran Gigi dan Odontologi Forensik, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Jember, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.19184/stoma.v22i2.53746

ABSTRACT 

Disaster victims make it possible to identify the limited remains of body parts, one of the supporting methods is using third molars as a reference in assessing a person's age. Determining the age of teenagers and young adults is important for legal and medical purposes. During this age period, third molars are the only teeth still developing. The aim of this study was to determine the age range of teeth 38 development stages at RSGMP Jember University. The research method used was observational with a cross-sectional approach. The developmental stage of the left mandibular third molar (tooth 38) was assessed according to the Demirjian Method. This study used 85 panoramic radiographs of patients aged 10-25 years. Descriptive analysis was used to obtain the average age based on the stage of third molar development. Based on the results of observations from this study, it was found that the growth and development of teeth 38 in men and women were not much different, women reached several stages of third molar calcification tending to be faster than men. The results showed that the average age at the completion stage of crown development was 11 ± 1 years for men and 14 years for women. The root completion stage is 22 ± 1.3 years for men and 22.5 ± 1.1 years for women. The development of third molars at stage H indicated the age is 18 years old.