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OP 22
Title
DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION ACCORDING TO DEMIRJIAN AND CAMERIERE IN
POLISH CHILDREN
Authors
I. ROzyLO-KALINOWSKA 1 , T.K. ROzyLO 1 , K. KRAWCzyK 1
Affiliations
1 Medical University of Lublin - Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology,
Lublin, POLAND
Body
Objectives:
To compare dental age assessed by means of Demirjian and Cameriere methods in Polish
children.
Materials and methods:
The material consisted of 436 patients (225 males and 211 females) aged 6 to 15. Digital
panoramic radiographs were selected from database of patients referred for X-ray examination
due to clinical indications, presenting neither general development impairments, nor dental
anomalies. Dental age in (DA) the studied subjects was evaluated by means of the Demirjian
and Cameriere methods. The Demirjian method of radiological age assessment is widely used,
while Cameriere method is a relatively new approach based upon linear measurements of completeness
of apical development.
The results of the two estimations were compared by means of statistical analysis.
Results:
In the total group DA according to Cameriere was delayed in comparison with DA according to
Demirjian. Statistically significant differences between estimations done by the two methods
were determined in all the studied age groups from 6 to 14 years of age (p