Author/Authors :
azzawi, abdrhman m. tanta university - faculty of dentistry - pedodontics department, Tanta, Egypt , el hosary, amina m. tanta university - faculty of dentistry - pedodontics department, Tanta, Egypt , ezzat, amal m. tanta university - faculty of dentistry - oral biology department, Tanta, egypt
Abstract :
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess dental age among a group of children in Tanta city by using the Demirjian method. Materials and methods A sample of 400 children aged 5–13 years were selected from the Pedodontic and Orthodontic clinics, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University. All patients had to undergo panoramic radiography during their course of treatment. Dental maturity was assessed. Results Both boys and girls showed advanced dental age compared with their chronological age, which was found to be statistically significant. Boys were 0.208 years and girls were 0.294 years ahead. Conclusion The Demirjian standard is not applicable to Egyptian children and a new adapted dental score for Egyptians must be established for each sex and age separately.
Keywords :
age estimation , Demirjian method , dental age calculation , panoramic radiographs
