New forensic approach to age determination in children based on tooth eruption

Foti, Bruno; Lalys, Loı̈c; Adalian, Pascal; Giustiniani, Jean; Maczel, Marta; Signoli, Michel; Dutour, Olivier; Léonetti, Georges

doi:10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00455-3

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“…Numerous studies have been done using Demirjian et al, method in several populations and consistent overestimation [2,3,8,[19][20][21][22] and underestimation [23] in dental age was observed. Similarly Willems method also showed significant overestimation [24,25], and underestimation [26], Nolla's method also showed overestimation in young children [27][28][29][30][31], and underestimation [32] and significant difference in one sex [33,34] in previous studies.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accuracy of Four Dental Age Estimation Methods in Southern Indian Children

Mohammed

Sanghvi

Perumalla

et al. 2015

JCDR

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Accuracy of Four Dental Age Estimation Methods in Southern Indian Children

Mohammed

Sanghvi

Perumalla

et al. 2015

JCDR

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“…All of these studies have demonstrated that the Demirjian method overestimated age between 0.04 years (12) to 3.04 years (1). According to the opinion of the authors, this advancement in dental maturation may be partly explained by the positive secular trend in growth and development observed during the last 35 years (6,8,13,14,(26)(27)(28). Other differences between the populations can be explained by environmental factors such as socio-economic status, nutrition, dietary habits and lifestyle (1).…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of dental maturity of children aged 3.5 to 13.5 years using the Demirjian method in an Iranian population

Bagherian

Sadeghi

2011

J Oral Sci

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Radiographs of developing teeth are commonly used to assess dental maturity. The method for assessment of dental maturity first described by Demirjian is widely used and accepted. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of the Demirjian method in an Iranian population in order to compare the difference in dental maturity between these children with the data obtained in Canadian children and to determine whether there is a correlation between dental maturity and BMI-for-age. In this study, the orthopantomographs of 519 healthy children (264 boys and 255 girls) aged 3.5-13.5 years were reviewed and the dental age was determined by the Demirjian method. The chronological ages of the children were obtained by subtracting their birthdates from the date of taking the radiograph. Height and weight measurements were also recorded and the data were analyzed using SPSS-16 software. The Demirjian method overestimated the age by 0.15 and 0.21 years in boys and girls, respectively. Paired t-test analysis showed that these differences were statistically significant (P = 0.001). The increase in mean age difference initiated from the underweight group towards the overweight group, but this correlation was not statistically significant (P = 0.094). Based on the amount of differences between estimated dental age and chronological age in this investigation, the Demirjian method seems to be clinically applicable in the Iranian population. (J Oral Sci 53, 37-42, 2011)

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“…H o w e v e r , a l t h o u g h t h i s m e t h o d i s f a s t , c h e a p a n d n o t v e r y i n f l u e n c e d b y i n t r a -a n d interobserver error, eruption is not a good age indicator when used alone, due to factors like interindividual or populational variation (Garn et al, 1959;Moorees et al, 1963), systemic or local diseases (Ungar, 1937) or the elapsed time without changes (Teivens & Mörnstad, 2001). Numerous authors have investigated the chronology and sequence of eruption in different populations (Foti et al, 2003;Fulton & Price, 1954;Giles et al, 1963;Logan & Kronfield, 1933;Olze et al, 2007;Planells et al, 1993;Saunders et al 1993;Tanguay et al 1984; Van der Linden, 1980). Some of this research examines the correlation between dental eruption and other development parameters; for example Lewis and Garn (Garn & Lewis, 1959) which evaluates parameters such as somatic and sexual growth, personality and state of health, or Green (Green, 1961) which attempts to establish correlations between dental, skeletal and chronological age and weight and height, finding a stronger correlation between dental and chronological age even than that existing between dental and bone development.…”

Section: Dental Eruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%