Methods of dental age assessment in patients in the developmental age– literature review

Journal Title: Forum Ortodontyczne - Year 2015, Vol 11, Issue 1

Abstract

The paper presents significance of the dental age assessmentfor the purposes of anthropology, forensic medicine,endocrinology and orthodontics. The aim of the paper wasto present and compare methods of the dental age assessmentin children. They can be divided into methods based on thetime of eruption of specific tooth groups and the onesdependent on the mineralisation process of tooth buds. A reviewof methods of the dental age assessment presents a varietyof available techniques to assess this age. Each system hasits advantages and disadvantages and therefore it is notadvisable to limit to only one method but it is recommendedto use various techniques available so as researchers would obtain repetitive measurements and calculations withina specific method. (Sobieska E, Fester A, Nieborak M,Zadurska M. Methods of dental age assessment in patientsin the developmental age - literature review. OrthodForum 2015; 11: 36-48).Received: 21.01.2015Accepted: 10.03.2015

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Ewa Sobieska, Aneta Fester, Marina Nieborak, Małgorzata Zadurska

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Ewa Sobieska, Aneta Fester, Marina Nieborak, Małgorzata Zadurska (2015). Methods of dental age assessment in patients in the developmental age– literature review. Forum Ortodontyczne, 11(1), 36-48. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-68613