In order to establish reliable age estimation method based on dental development, various correlations between chronological age and real growth were tested. Demirjian's scheme was mostly used, but lately the Willems' method has been found to be more reliable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Demirjian's and Willems' methods for dental age estimation in Serbian children population. The study sample encompassed panoramic radiographs of 686 children (322 boys and 364 girls) with age range from 4 to 15 years. The dental age was assed using Demirjian's and Willems' maturity scores. Statistical analysis was performed to test the accuracy of investigated methods by comparing the mean chronological and mean estimated age in total sample, as well as in each group comprising individuals within one-year-age-interval. Both methods showed discrepancy between obtained and chronological age. The Demirjian's method overestimated age with a mean accuracy of 0.45 in boys and 0.42 i...n girls, while Willems' method showed lower discrepancy (0.12 and 0.16 in boys and girls, respectively). Overall, both methods were unsatisfactory in some age groups, however, Willems' method provided more accurate age estimation in majority of categories. In summary, our results suggest that Willem's method was more accurate for estimating dental age in contemporary Serbian children population.
Keywords:
Forensic dentistry / Age estimation / Serbia / Demirjian method / Willems method
TY - JOUR
AU - Đukić, Ksenija
AU - Zelić, Ksenija
AU - Milenković, Petar
AU - Nedeljković, Nenad
AU - Đurić, Marija
PY - 2013
UR - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1819
AB - In order to establish reliable age estimation method based on dental development, various correlations between chronological age and real growth were tested. Demirjian's scheme was mostly used, but lately the Willems' method has been found to be more reliable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Demirjian's and Willems' methods for dental age estimation in Serbian children population. The study sample encompassed panoramic radiographs of 686 children (322 boys and 364 girls) with age range from 4 to 15 years. The dental age was assed using Demirjian's and Willems' maturity scores. Statistical analysis was performed to test the accuracy of investigated methods by comparing the mean chronological and mean estimated age in total sample, as well as in each group comprising individuals within one-year-age-interval. Both methods showed discrepancy between obtained and chronological age. The Demirjian's method overestimated age with a mean accuracy of 0.45 in boys and 0.42 in girls, while Willems' method showed lower discrepancy (0.12 and 0.16 in boys and girls, respectively). Overall, both methods were unsatisfactory in some age groups, however, Willems' method provided more accurate age estimation in majority of categories. In summary, our results suggest that Willem's method was more accurate for estimating dental age in contemporary Serbian children population.
PB - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2 - Forensic Science International
T1 - Dental age assessment validity of radiographic methods on Serbian children population
VL - 231
IS - 1-3
DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.036
ER -
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author = "Đukić, Ksenija and Zelić, Ksenija and Milenković, Petar and Nedeljković, Nenad and Đurić, Marija",
year = "2013",
abstract = "In order to establish reliable age estimation method based on dental development, various correlations between chronological age and real growth were tested. Demirjian's scheme was mostly used, but lately the Willems' method has been found to be more reliable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Demirjian's and Willems' methods for dental age estimation in Serbian children population. The study sample encompassed panoramic radiographs of 686 children (322 boys and 364 girls) with age range from 4 to 15 years. The dental age was assed using Demirjian's and Willems' maturity scores. Statistical analysis was performed to test the accuracy of investigated methods by comparing the mean chronological and mean estimated age in total sample, as well as in each group comprising individuals within one-year-age-interval. Both methods showed discrepancy between obtained and chronological age. The Demirjian's method overestimated age with a mean accuracy of 0.45 in boys and 0.42 in girls, while Willems' method showed lower discrepancy (0.12 and 0.16 in boys and girls, respectively). Overall, both methods were unsatisfactory in some age groups, however, Willems' method provided more accurate age estimation in majority of categories. In summary, our results suggest that Willem's method was more accurate for estimating dental age in contemporary Serbian children population.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare",
journal = "Forensic Science International",
title = "Dental age assessment validity of radiographic methods on Serbian children population",
volume = "231",
number = "1-3",
doi = "10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.036"
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Đukić, K., Zelić, K., Milenković, P., Nedeljković, N.,& Đurić, M.. (2013). Dental age assessment validity of radiographic methods on Serbian children population. in Forensic Science International
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 231(1-3).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.036
Đukić K, Zelić K, Milenković P, Nedeljković N, Đurić M. Dental age assessment validity of radiographic methods on Serbian children population. in Forensic Science International. 2013;231(1-3).
doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.036 .
Đukić, Ksenija, Zelić, Ksenija, Milenković, Petar, Nedeljković, Nenad, Đurić, Marija, "Dental age assessment validity of radiographic methods on Serbian children population" in Forensic Science International, 231, no. 1-3 (2013),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.036 . .
