Open AccessDental age estimation using Willems method: A cross-sectional study on children in a North Indian city
Author(s) -
Joe Mathew Cherian,
Abi M Thomas,
Shekhar Kapoor,
Rajesh S. Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_299_19
Subject(s) - medicine , estimation , population , age groups , dentistry , cross sectional study , significant difference , demography , orthodontics , management , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics
Numerous methods of age estimation have been proposed. The Demirjian method which was first applied in a French-Canadian population in 1972 is the most frequently used dental age estimation method. However, a constant over estimation using this method has been reported by numerous researchers. The Willems method is a modification of the above and was first applied in a Belgian Caucasian population in 2002. Several studies in the recent years found Willems method to be more accurate than the original Demirjians method.