Accuracy of Cameriere, Haavikko, and Willems radiographic methods on age estimation on Bosnian–Herzegovian children age groups 6–13

Abstract

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the accuracy of the Cameriere European formula (Cameriere), adopted Haavikko method from 1974 (Haavikko), and revisited Demirjian method by Willems (Willems) for age estimation on orthopantomograms (OPGs) of Bosnian-Herzegovian (BH) children age groups 6-13 years. The accuracy was determined as difference between estimated dental age (DA) and chronological age (CA) and the absolute accuracy (absolute difference) was assessed by analyzing OPGs of 591 girls and 498 boys. The Cameriere method overestimated the mean age by 0.09 year for girls and underestimated by -0.02 year for boys. The Haavikko method underestimated the mean age by -0.29 year for girls and -0.09 year for boys. The Willems method overestimated the mean age by 0.24 year in girls and by 0.42 year in boys. The absolute accuracies were 0.53 year for girls and 0.55 year for boys for Cameriere method; for Haavikko method, 0.59 year for girls and 0.62 year for boys; and for Willems method 0.69 year for girls and 0.67 year for boys. In conclusion, Cameriere method is the most accurate for estimating the age of BH children age groups 6-13 years using OPGs, following adopted Haavikko method and Willems method.

Cameriere’s European formula for age estimation: A study on the children in Bosnia and Herzegovina

“…7,18,[26][27][28][29][30] The European formula was compared to Willems and Haavikko methods on a sample of 1098 OPTs within age range between 6 and 13 years in the previous study from Bosnia and Herzegovina, DA overestimated for 0.09 years for girls (MAE, 0.53 years) and underestimated by -0.02 years for boys (MAE, 0.55 years), very close to our results of the same age range. 18 Contrary to our study in which we analyzed digital OPTs from a single institution, Galić et al 18 used analog OPTs which were photographed by the digital camera. Galić et al 18 collected samples from different regions to represent a population within the entire country more definitively.…”

“…18 Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test the normality of distribution of DA-CA, while Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test if gender and age group as factors affect the variability of DA-CA.…”

Accuracy of Four Dental Age Estimation Methods in Southern Indian Children

“…Boxplots shows median and interquartile range, whiskers indicate the range Galic I et al, [41] tested the accuracy of the three age estimation methods [8,16,36] -18]: Inter Class correlation between two examiners for four methods among boys and girls method, in contrast to present study. Kirzioglu and Ceyhan [42] tested the accuracy of Demirjian, Nolla and Haavikko methods in 425 Turkish children.…”

Assessment of the Pubertal Growth Period using the Open Apices of the Lower Teeth

“…This method was used previously to evaluate the chronological age, and the results indicated its accuracy and suitability. [14][15][16][17][18] To our knowledge, the current investigation is the first study that try to analyze the relationship between the skeletal maturity and the open apices of developing teeth, and utilize this approach in predicting the skeletal maturation stages. Racial variations affect the relationship between skeletal and dental development.…”

“…Instead of classifying them into stages, a regression formulae deriving age have been developed. [14][15][16][17][18] The most important advantage of this method is the elimination of subjective estimation of dental maturation.…”