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Applicability of the Demirjian method for dental age estimation in western Turkish children
Mustafa Altunsoy1, Bilge Gulsum Nur, Ozlem Akkemik
1Faculty of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Sifa University , Izmir , Turkey.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to examine whether the Demirjian method would be appropriate for estimation of the dental age of western Turkish children.
Materials And Methods:
This study comprised 635 Turkish children (age = 7-16 years) from the western Aegean region who were chosen on the basis of radiological evidence from digital orthopantomograms. Their dental maturity was evaluated according to the stages proposed by Demirjian. A paired t-test was used for statistical analysis.
Results:
The mean difference between the chronological and dental ages ranged from 0.10-0.76 years for males and from 0.28-0.87 years for females.
Conclusion:
The applicability of the Demirjian method is not suitable for western Turkish children and western Turkish children have a lower degree of dental maturity than that observed in the eastern, northeastern and northern Turkish subjects.
