Validating dental age estimation in Kenyan black children and adolescents using the Willems method
Author(s) -
María Cadenas de LlanoPérula,
Eunice Kihara,
Patrick Thevissen,
Donyamunga,
Steffen Fieuws,
Mary Kanini,
Guy Willems
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine science and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2042-1818
pISSN - 0025-8024
DOI - 10.1177/0025802420977379
Subject(s) - kenya , estimation , regression analysis , statistics , demography , dentistry , medicine , permanent teeth , orthodontics , mathematics , biology , ecology , management , sociology , economics
This study aimed to validate the Willems Belgian Caucasian (Willems BC) age estimation model in a Kenyan sample, to develop and validate a Kenyan-specific (Willems KB) age estimation model and to compare the age prediction performances of both models.
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