Dental Age Assessment: a comparison of 4‐ to 24‐year‐olds in the United Kingdom and an Australian population

Abstract

This research is of significance in a number of clinical disciplines and can also be used to assist in age determination of subjects of unknown birth date to assist in forensic dentistry or social deliberations.

Northern Chinese dental ages estimated from southern Chinese reference datasets closely correlate with chronological age

“…Because dental age estimation is a reliable method for the age estimation of children and emerging adults [29], it is recommended in most circumstances. It is noteworthy that different ethnic groups may have different dental development characteristics [16, 41]; therefore, the establishment of ethnic-specified reference datasets is necessary.…”

Multivariate cumulative probit for age estimation using ordinal categorical data

“…As mentioned previously, this method has been in use since at least the 1950s (McKern & Stewart, 1957) and it continues to be used today (Falys & Prangle, 2015). In the dental age estimation literature it is not unusual to find studies that give the distributions of age (or summary statistics for these distributions) conditioned on stage (Mitchell et al, 2009;Peiris et al, 2009;Roberts et al, 2008). As pointed out in various publications (Bocquet-Appel & Masset, 1982, 1985, 1996Konigsberg & Frankenberg, 1992;Konigsberg et al, 2008), the approach of conditioning age on stage carries with it the problem that it produces an age estimation method that is in part dependent on the age structure of the reference sample.…”

Dental age assessment (DAA): A study of a Caucasian population at the 13 year threshold

“…Stage H (closed root apex) is excluded for Dental Age calculations as stage H does not follow a normal distribution curve, hence is considered to be inaccurate. 19 It is also claimed to be difficult to pin-point the exact time the root apex closes. 20,21 The Dental Age of each subject was obtained by using the mathematical technique of meta-analysis as follows:…”