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eISSN: 2581-9615 || CODEN: WJARAI || Impact Factor 8.2 ||  CrossRef DOI

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Unveiling dental age patterns in a Chinese population: A study in Surabaya using the Demirjian method

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Mieke Sylvia Margaretha 1, Haryono Utomo 1, An’nisaa Chusida 1, Beta Novia Rizky 1, Beshlina Fitri Widayanti Roosyanto Prakoeswa 1, Maria Istiqomah Marini 1, Icha Artyas Annariswati 2 and Arofi Kurniawan 1, *

1 Department of Forensic Odontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and Odontology Forensic, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Hang Tuah, Surabaya, Indonesia.
 
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(01), 529-534
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1352
DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1352
 
Received on 30 May 2023; revised on 08 July 2023; accepted on 10 July 2023
 
Tooth development can serve as a means to estimate an individual's chronological age, which is crucial in dental treatment planning and understanding individual growth patterns. Demirjian et al. devised a technique to assess dental maturity in Caucasians by evaluating crown and root formation stages on dental radiographs. This study aims to evaluate the suitability of Demirjian's method for age assessment among Chinese children (aged 9-15 years). The present study involved 30 panoramic radiographs of outpatients (15 males and 15 females, aged 9-15 years) at the Dental Hospital Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya. The information, including the sex and chronological age of each subject, was recorded, and the dental age was estimated using the Demirjian method. Statistical analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23.0. The results indicated that male subjects exhibited a slight overestimation of dental age by 0.34 years, whereas female subjects showed a slight underestimation of 0.51 years, with no statistically significant difference (p>0.05). In conclusion, this study suggests that the Demirjian method effectively estimates the dental age of Chinese children in Surabaya. Further research with larger sample sizes and diverse populations is recommended to enhance the method's validity.
 
Age Estimation; Chinese Children; Dental Age; Legal Identity
 
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Mieke Sylvia Margaretha, Haryono Utomo, An’nisaa Chusida, Beta Novia Rizky, Beshlina Fitri Widayanti Roosyanto Prakoeswa, Maria Istiqomah Marini, Icha Artyas Annariswati and Arofi Kurniawan. Unveiling dental age patterns in a Chinese population: A study in Surabaya using the Demirjian method. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 19(1), 529-534. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1352

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