Revista Latinoamericana de Ortodoncia y Odontopediatria | |
Dental Age estimation of 6-15 year old North Indian children using Willems Method | |
Charu Mohan Marya1  Shekhar Grover1  Nidhi Pruthi1  Avinash J.1  | |
关键词: Age estimation; Chronological Age; Dental Age; Demirjian Method; Willems Method; | |
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学科分类:口腔科学 | |
来源: Ortodoncia.ws | |
【 摘 要 】
:Objective:Assessmentoftoothdevelopmenttoestimatetheageoflivingsubjectsisrequiredinvariousdisciplinesincludingpaediatricdentistry,orthodontics,andforensicdentistry.ThemostwidelyusedmethodforageestimationbyevaluatingtoothdevelopmentistheonegivenbyDemirjianetalin1973,andhasbeenmodifiedin2001byWillems.WillemsmethodhasbeentestedonlyafewtimesinNorthIndianchildren,thustheneedforpresentstudy.MaterialsandMethod:Toothdevelopmentwasassessedinsevenleftmandibularteethfrom215orthopantomograms(OPGs)belongingtohealthychildrenaged6-15yearsselectedbyconveniencesampling,frompatientsoftheSudhaRustagiCollegeofDentalSciencesResearch,FaridabadandwerestagedaccordingtoWillemsmethod.ThestatisticalanalysiswasdoneusingtheUnpaired#39;t#39;testandPaired#39;t#39;test.Results:Willemsmethodproducedasignificantmeanover-estimationof0.36yearsinboysand0.24yearsingirls.Themeanoverestimationforwaslessforgirlsascomparedtoboysandtheresultswerestatisticallysignificant(p<0.05).Also,theyoungeragegroupshadahigheramountofoverestimationthantheolderagegroups.Conclusion:Thepresentresultssupporttheneedforrefinementofthepopulation-specificstandardsinWillemsmethod,foritsfurtherapplication.
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