Dental age estimation in a group of Kenyan children using Willems’ method: a radiographic study

Autor:	Eunice Njeri Kihara, Peter Gichangi, Helen M. Liversidge, Fawzia Butt, Gichambira Gikenye
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	tooth development age estimation willems’ method kenyan children Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Human anatomy QM1-695 Physiology QP1-981
Zdroj:	Annals of Human Biology, Vol 44, Iss 7, Pp 614-621 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0301-4460 1464-5033 03014460
DOI:	10.1080/03014460.2017.1371794
Popis:	Background: Radiographic study of developing teeth provides a reliable indication of chronological age. In Kenya, dentists are often required to estimate age. However, there is a paucity of publications on the performance of dental age estimation methods. Aim: To determine the accuracy of Willems’ method of dental age estimation. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was done at The University of Nairobi Dental Hospital. Panoramic radiographs of children aged 3.00–16.99 years old were studied. Dental age was estimated according to Willems’ method and compared to chronological age and the difference compared to zero using a t-test. Results: Radiographs of 187 (47%) females and 214 (53%) males were analysed. Willems’ method significantly over-estimated the mean overall age by –0.24 ± 1.17 years (p
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