Performance of the London Atlas, Willems, and a new quick method for dental age estimation in Chinese Uyghur children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous dental age estimation methods have been devised and practised for decades. Among these, the London Atlas and Willems methods were two of the most frequently adopted, however dependent on atlantes or tables. A new estimation method less reliant on external measurement could be efficient and economical.

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate the utility and applicability of the dental age estimation methods of London Atlas, Willems, and a new quick method that subtracts the number of developing teeth from the universal root mature age of 16 years in one of the lower quadrants reported in this work among Chinese Uyghur children.

Methods

A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted. Subjects enrolled in the study were screened according to preset inclus

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9773604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature