Effect of impaction on third molar development and age estimation—A study in a Lebanese population

Angelakopoulos, Nikolaos; Franco, Ademir; Mula, Asa Priyanka; Moukarzel, M.; Sk, Sharma; Balla, Sudheer B.

doi:10.1016/j.morpho.2023.06.002

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“…Globally, DA estimation is widely employed and is believed to have a stronger correlation with CA than other measures of a child's developmental maturity. Numerous techniques based on eruption patterns or calcification (tooth growth) have been proposed for DA estimation [14]. Because tooth emergence can be greatly influenced by local external factors such infection, blockage, crowding, and early excision of the deciduous antecedent or adjacent permanent teeth, relying solely on eruption dates to determine dental asymmetry (DA) becomes more difficult.…”

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Estimation of Dental Age by Mandibular Third Molar Through Digital Orthopantomogram Using Modified Demirjian Method In South Indian Population Visiting A Dental College- A Retrospective Study

Veluchamy,

Achuthan,

Pancharethinam

2023

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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the applicability of Demirjian’s method for dental age assessment in a group of South Indian population and to develop an age-predictive equation suitable for the studied group. Subjects and methods: In this retrospective, blind, cross-sectional study, 120 Digital Orthopantomograms were selected from the archived medical files of patients attending Dental College and evaluated to estimate dental age. Results: Age was over estimated for almost all of the studied subjects with an accuracy range from 0.18 to 1.19 years for males and from 0.08 to 0.87 years for females, with the exception of two age subgroups Conclusion: Demirjian’s method is very useful and suitable for the South Indian population. The development of a prediction equation and the introduction of adaptable conversion tables to transform the maturity score into a dental age for the South Indian population with population-specific samples may be suitable alternatives.

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