Applicability of the Demirjian method for dental age estimation in western Turkish children
Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether the Demirjian method would be appropriate for estimation of the dental age of western Turkish children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study comprised 635 Turkish children (age = 7-16 years) from the western Aegean region who were chosen on the basis of radiological evidence from digital orthopantomograms. Their dental maturity was evaluated according to the stages proposed by Demirjian. A paired t-test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The mean difference between the chronological and dental ages ranged from 0.10-0.76 years for males and from 0.28-0.87 years for females. CONCLUSION: The applicability of the Demirjian method is not suitable for western Turkish children and western Turkish children have a lower degree of dental maturity than that observed in the eastern, northeastern and northern Turkish subjects.
Source: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
Institution: Şifa University
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1975540429