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Distance M-Me: A novel parameter having significant potential as a predictor of mandibular growth

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Research, 2017
Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship of the measured distance between two mandibular points (distance M-Me) to chronological age and to find out whether the absolute values of distance M-Me could be classified ...
Parul Jain   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between chronological age, dental age, and body height using Demirjian method among children aged 4–14 years in Pune – A radiographic study

open access: yesJournal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2020
Context: The assessment of dental age is useful in the planning of orthodontic treatment, in pediatric dentistry, pediatric endocrinology, and forensic medicine.
Rahul J Hegde   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age coding: On age-based practices of distinction

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 2010
In this article I discuss how conceptions of age create individuals’ subjective experiences of old age. I introduce the concept of age coding and argue that it should be understood as referring to practices of distinction that are based on and preserve ...
Clary Krekula
doaj   +1 more source

Is telomere length a biomarker for aging: cross-sectional evidence from the west of Scotland? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background <p> The search for biomarkers of aging (BoAs) has been largely unsuccessful to-date and there is widespread skepticism about the prospects of finding any that satisfy the criteria developed by the American Federation of Aging Research ...
Alan McIntyre   +9 more
core   +4 more sources

Disentangling Extrinsic from Intrinsic Biological Phenomena [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Facial skin ageing is caused by intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms. Intrinsic ageing is highly related to chronological age. Age related skin changes can be measured using clinical and biophysical methods.
Blume-Peytavi, Ulrike   +4 more
core   +1 more source

The role of cervical vertebrae maturation in defining the chronological age of Down syndrome children

open access: yesDental Journal, 2017
Background: The difficulty of determining chronological age is increased in individuals with conditions that may affect normal development. Some systemic conditions in children, for example Down syndrome, may cause abnormal physiological maturation ...
Aggiani Dewi Rahmawati   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aging in elderly: Chronological versus photoaging

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dermatology, 2012
Skin is a window to aging changes, a biological reality. There is a dearth of studies regarding the various chronological (intrinsic) aging and photoaging (extrinsic) changes seen in Asians. This study was undertaken to detect the clinical pattern of aging skin changes and dermatoses seen in the elderly.This was a descriptive study conducted on 500 ...
Priya Cinna Durai   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Functional microbiome deficits associated with ageing: Chronological age threshold [PDF]

open access: yesAging Cell, 2019
AbstractComposition of the gut microbiota changes during ageing, but questions remain about whether age is also associated with deficits in microbiome function and whether these changes occur sharply or progressively. The ability to define these deficits in populations of different ages may help determine a chronological age threshold at which deficits
Susana Ruiz‐Ruiz   +11 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Return to school after brain injury [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Objective: To examine return to school and classroom performance following traumatic brain injury (TBI) Design: Cross-sectional Setting: Community Subjects: 67 school-age children with TBI (35 mild, 13 moderate, 19 severe), and 14 uninjured matched ...
Hawley, Carol   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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