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Development of dental charts according to tooth development and eruption for Turkish children and young adults
Beytullah Karadayı1, Hüseyin Afşin2, Abdi Ozaslan1
1University of Istanbul, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Forensic Medicine Department, Istanbul, Turkey.
Purpose:
In this study, we aimed to develop dental charts for Turkish children and young adults of both genders within the age group of 4.5-22.5 years according to tooth mineralization and eruption in a format similar to that proposed by AlQahtani et al.
Materials And Methods:
In total, 753 digital panoramic radiographs from 350 males and 403 females were assessed. The permanent teeth were evaluated according to the classification system described by Demirjian et al. The eruption stage was assessed with Bengston's system, which was modified by AlQahtani et al at four points.
Results:
Teeth generally developed earlier in females than in males. This was particularly notable in the age group of 5-14 years. However, this difference was usually visible in only one stage, not in all teeth. It has been determined that the mixed dentition period ended with the shedding of the second deciduous molars in both genders.
Conclusion:
The dental charts presented here included information that could be beneficial to dental clinicians in making appropriate diagnosis and planning orthodontic and surgical procedures. These charts also provided datasets for preliminary dental age estimation in Turkish children and young adults.
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