Open AccessAge determination in children by orthopantomograph and lateral cephalogram: A comparative digital study
Author(s) -
Anand J. Patel,
Jigna S Shah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/jfo.jfds_61_19
Subject(s) - forensic odontology , cephalogram , forensic anthropology , estimation , dentistry , medicine , forensic dentistry , age groups , permanent tooth , population , orthodontics , demography , permanent teeth , malocclusion , geography , environmental health , engineering , archaeology , systems engineering , sociology , overbite
The assessment of age is useful in forensic medicine and forensic odontology and in treatment planning in various branch of dentistry. The aim of study is comparative evaluation and assessment of applicability of Demirjian's method, Willem's method of dental age (DA) estimation, and Maria de Paula Caldas's method of skeletal age estimation for children aged 9-16 years.