AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the maturity levels of the individual by comparing the correlation between dental, skeletal and the chronological ages. MATERIALS AND METHODS Intraoral periapical radiographs of the complete right side of the dentition and posteroanterior radiographs of the hand and wrist were obtained from 260 subjects, ranged from 3 to 15 years of age. Evaluation of...

Determining a child's chronological age and stage of maturation is particularly important in fields such as paediatrics, orthopaedics, and orthodontics, as well as in forensic and anthropological studies. Some systemic conditions can cause abnormal physiological maturation, and skeletal maturation is usually more delayed than dental maturation. The aim of this study was to determine dental age ...

AIM To assess the prevalence of dental caries and dental fluorosis among 13- to 15-year-old school children in Panyam, Andhra Pradesh, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 school children and were examined for dental fluorosis and dental caries. RESULTS This study shows that male students have a decrease in DMFT (Decayed, missing, filled, teeth) ind...

AIM The aim of this study was to ascertain age and gender related differences that contribute to dental anxiety and to find relations with early onset of child dental anxiety in a population of 4-11 years old Dutch children. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted among 2,865 patients (48.2% girls) aged between 4 and 11 years old. The sample included a normative (n = 2,153) and an anxio...

OBJECTIVE To assess differences in the dental care provided to sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients depending on age. This retrospective study used secondary data from the dental records of the Center of Hematology and Hemotherapy in Maranhão (HEMOMAR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were obtained from 574 dental records of patients with SCA treated or under treatment in the Dental Department of HEM...

The aim of this study was to determine if Häävikko's maturation standards are applicable to Italian children. The sample included 500 healthy Caucasian children 3.9-15.4 years of age: 267 girls [mean age 9.6 years, standard deviation (SD) 2.1] and 233 boys (mean age 9.9 years, SD 2.1), living in Italy. All dental ages were assessed from panoramic films by one examiner using Häävikko's method. A...

The purpose of this prospective cross-sectional study was to determine whether body mass index (BMI) is associated with dental development in Hispanic children when compared to their chronologic age and expected dental development. The study enrolled 265 healthy (American Society of Anesthesiology Class I), 6- to 12-year-old Hispanic children. A BMI was calculated from each child's height and w...

AIM The aim of the study was to investigate potential differences between the physical development and the dental age in two groups of male pupils from two schools with different socio-economic profiles in the city of Torun (Poland). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total number of 286 school boys (age: 9-12 years) was examined: Group A consisted of 104 pupils of a private school (mean age: 10.36-/+0....

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the applicability of the methods proposed by Nolla and Nicodemo for estimation of dental age and its correction with chronological age. Orthopantograms of 413 patients, aged 6-16 year (70-195 months) were selected to estimate the correlation between dental and chronological age. With both the Nolla and Nicodemo methods, the estimated age was lower th...