Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15644/asc54/2/6
Radiological Evaluation of Dental Age Assessment Based on the Development of Third Molars in Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aida Selmanagić
; Department of Tooth Morphology with Dental Anthropology and Forensics, School of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Muhamed Ajanović
; Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alma Kamber-Ćesir
; Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lejla Redžepagić-Vražalica
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Azra Jelešković
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Enita Nakaš
; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
Objectives: The development of third molars can be helpful in dental age estimation of adolescents and in early adult period. We tested the repeatability and accuracy of the three dental age radio-graphic methods (Olze, Demirjian and Solari and Abramovitch) and evaluated which method is more useful. We also aimed at testing to find the correlation of estimated dental and chronological age by these three methods. Material and methods: The orthopantomographs (OPGs) of 1007 individuals (8 - 25 years) were divided into two groups (cca 500 OPGs) – one group of OPGs has been presented with all four third molars, while another one was registered with third molar/s hypodontia. And all of OPGs were assessed, to verify the three methods (Olze, Demirjian and Solari and Abramovitch) for age estimation based on third molar development. Results: There was a high Spearman’s correlation coefficient between stages of development of wisdom tooth and chronological age of subjects by all these three methods. Conclusion: We may recommend using third molars for assessing the dental age by Olze, Demirjian and Solari and Abramovitch dental method as well, on Bosnian and Herzegovinian population.
Keywords
Third Molar; Age Determination by Teeth; Adolescents; Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrčak ID:
239044
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Publication date:
12.6.2020.
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