Journal Published Online: 01 July 2001
Volume 46, Issue 4

Dental Age Estimation in Belgian Children: Demirjian's Technique Revisited

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of Demirjian's dental age estimation (1,2) in children in a Belgian Caucasian population and to adapt the scoring system in case of a significant overestimation as frequently reported. We selected 2523 orthopantomograms of 1265 boys and 1258 girls, of which 2116 (1029 boys and 1087 girls) were used for estimating the dental age with the Demirjian's technique. The 407 other orthopantomograms were beyond the original age limit (1). A second sample of 355 orthopantomograms was used to evaluate the accuracy of the original method and the adapted method. A signed-rank test was performed to search for significant age differences between the obtained dental age and the chronological age. A weighted ANOVA was performed in order to adapt the scoring system for this Belgian population. The overestimation of the chronological age was confirmed. The adapted scoring system resulted in new age scores expressed in years and in a higher accuracy compared to the original method in Belgian Caucasians.

Author Information

Willems, G
School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Leuven, Belgium
Van Olmen, A
School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Leuven, Belgium
Spiessens, B
Biostatistical Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Carels, C
School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-facial Surgery, Leuven, Belgium
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Stock #: JFS15064J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS15064J