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Abstract

Introduction: Tooth eruption is a long and complex physiological process whichis responsible for the tooth’s movement from its site of development in the jaw’s bone where itis formed until reaching the occlusal plane and starting its function. Objectives: The objectivesof this study were to assess the eruption of permanent teeth according to gender in localpopulation. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Three hundred School children agedbetween 6-15 years were included in this study. Period: The study was conducted in September2017. Material and Methods: Data was collected by undertaking the oral examination of eachchild present on the day of examination. Results: A sample of 300 children was studied; TheMean age and standard deviation was 9.86 ± 2.057 respectively. Frequency of male to femalesubjects remained 150 (50%) and 150 (50%) respectively. Conclusion: In conclusion we foundthat as per the normal eruption dates, delayed eruption was seen in all the teeth of both gendersrespectively, but we cannot conclude that in our region delayed eruption will certainly be seenin all the children as our sample size was small. In this study the main discrepancy was seen in2nd premolar for males and 2nd Molar in females.