Comparative evaluation of Willems and Cameriere methods of dental age estimation among 6–14 year old Bengali children

Q1 Medicine Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI:10.1016/j.jobcr.2025.02.006

Mehuli Kar , Aruna Sharma , Kaushik Dutta , Rekha Puttanavar , Sanguida A , Ezhumalai Govindasamy

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Abstract

Background

The knowledge of dental age estimation is essential to assess growth and development which aids in designing a treatment plan. Willems and Cameriere methods are the two most widely used approaches of dental age estimation.

Aim

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability and applicability of the two methods, among 6–14 year old children of Bengal populace. The secondary objective was to compare the efficacy of Sante DICOM Viewer and CorelDRAW Graphic Suite in assessing dental age by Cameriere method.

Materials and methods

The study sample encompassed 411 digital panoramic radiographs. Dental age was estimated using Willems and Cameriere methods. CorelDRAW Graphic Suite and Sante DICOM Viewer software were used for dental age estimation by Cameriere method. Paired t-test was applied for the inter group comparison. Pearson correlation coefficient was also used to measure the regression among all the groups.

Results

Dental age was overestimated by 0.286 years using Willems method (p = 0.001). However, there was no significant difference between dental ages estimated by Cameriere method using both software (p = 0.130).

Conclusion

Both the methods were equally applicable for age estimation in the targeted population. Cameriere method can be performed with equivalent accuracy using both software.

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Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research Medicine-Otorhinolaryngology

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133

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期刊介绍： Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research (JOBCR)is the official journal of the Craniofacial Research Foundation (CRF). The journal aims to provide a common platform for both clinical and translational research and to promote interdisciplinary sciences in craniofacial region. JOBCR publishes content that includes diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the mouth and jaws and face region; diagnosis and medical management of diseases specific to the orofacial tissues and of oral manifestations of systemic diseases; studies on identifying populations at risk of oral disease or in need of specific care, and comparing regional, environmental, social, and access similarities and differences in dental care between populations; diseases of the mouth and related structures like salivary glands, temporomandibular joints, facial muscles and perioral skin; biomedical engineering, tissue engineering and stem cells. The journal publishes reviews, commentaries, peer-reviewed original research articles, short communication, and case reports.