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Dental Age Assessment: The Applicability of Demirjian Method in Eastern Turkish Children
Author(s) -
Celikoglu Mevlut,
Cantekin Kenan,
Ceylan Ismail
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01598.x
Subject(s) - turkish , turkish population , medicine , dentistry , forensic odontology , forensic dentistry , significant difference , population , maturity (psychological) , orthodontics , environmental health , psychology , developmental psychology , philosophy , biochemistry , linguistics , chemistry , genotype , gene
In the literature, little is known about the applicability of this method in Turkish children. The aim of this study was, therefore, to evaluate the reliability of Demirjian method of age estimation when used for eastern Turkish children. A retrospective study was performed on a sample of panoramic radiographs taken from 807 healthy eastern Turkish children. The stages of dental maturity of the mandibular left seven permanent teeth for each subject using the eight radiographic dental maturity stages demonstrated by Demirjian were evaluated. A paired t ‐test was used for statistical analysis. The mean difference between the chronological and dental ages ranged from 0.2 to 1.9 years in girls and from 0.4 to 1.3 years in boys. The differences between the chronological and dental ages were statistically significant in all age groups. The applicability of Demirjian method is not suitable for eastern Turkish population.