Comparison of two methods of dental age estimation in 7-15-year-old Malays

Mani, S.A. and Naing, L. and John, J. and Samsudin, A.R. (2008) Comparison of two methods of dental age estimation in 7-15-year-old Malays. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 18 (5). pp. 380-388.

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Abstract

Background. Numerous methods of age estimation have been proposed. The Demirjian method is the most frequently used, which was first applied in a French Canadian population in 1973. The Willems method is a modification of the above and was applied in a Belgian population in 2002. Objectives. The objectives of this study were to test the applicability of the two methods, namely Demirjian and Willems, for age estimation in a Malay population, and to find the correlation between body mass index and the difference between the dental age and the chronological age. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study involving 214 boys and 214 girls, selected by a simple stratified random sampling method was carried out. The orthopantomograph was used to score the seven left mandibular teeth, and the calculated maturity score was used to obtain the Demirjian dental age. Willems dental age was estimated using the tables proposed in the Willems method. Results. The Demirjian method overestimated the age by 0.75 and 0.61 years, while the Willems method overestimated the age by 0.55 and 0.41 years among boys and girls, respectively. In boys, the body mass index was significantly correlated to the difference in age using the Willems method. Conclusion. Further modification of either method is indicated for dental age estimation among the Malay population.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: tooth development children maturity accuracy teeth precision fiction system fact adolescent age determination article body mass child comparative study cross-sectional study dentition female human Malaysia male mandible methodology nonparametric test odontometry panoramic radiography radiography reference value sex difference tooth Age Determination by Teeth Body Mass Index Cross-Sectional Studies Dentition, Permanent Humans Radiography, Panoramic Reference Values Sex Factors Statistics, Nonparametric
Subjects: R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions: Faculty of Dentistry > Dept of General Dental Practice And Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Azwan Azman
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2012 02:30
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2012 02:30
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3878

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