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Dental age estimation in a group of Kenyan children using Willems’ method: a radiographic study

Annals of Human Biology, 2017
Background: Radiographic study of developing teeth provides a reliable indication of chronological age. In Kenya, dentists are often required to estimate age. However, there is a paucity of publications on the performance of dental age estimation methods.
Eunice Njeri Kihara, Peter Gichangi, Helen M. Liversidge, Fawzia Butt, Gichambira Gikenye   +4 more
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A comparison of the accuracy of Willems’ and Cameriere’s methods based on panoramic radiography

Forensic Science International, 2019
Tooth development evaluation is majorly the current approach to identify age and maturity. Dental age (DA) is therefore considerably emphasized in forensic and pediatric dentistry. The aim of this study was to assess the applicability of Willems and Cameriere methods for Turkish children.
Neslihan Ozveren, Gozde Serindere, Pamir Meric, Roberto Cameriere   +3 more
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Age estimation based on Willems method versus new country-specific method in South African black children [PDF]

International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2017
The aims of our study were to develop new maturity scores for dental age estimation in South African black children according to the Willems method, which was developed based on Belgian Caucasian (BC) reference data (Willems et al. J Forensic Sci 46(4):893-895, 2001), and to compare age prediction performance of both methods.A total of 986 panoramic ...
Willems, Guy, Lee, Sang-Seob, Uys, Andre, Bernitz, Herman, Cadenas de Llano Perula, Maria, Fieuws, Steffen, Thevissen, Patrick   +6 more
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Validating dental age estimation in Kenyan black children and adolescents using the Willems method

Medicine, Science and the Law, 2020
Purpose This study aimed to validate the Willems Belgian Caucasian (Willems BC) age estimation model in a Kenyan sample, to develop and validate a Kenyan-specific (Willems KB) age estimation model and to compare the age prediction performances of both models.
Maria Cadenas de Llano-Pérula, Eunice Kihara, Patrick Thevissen, Donna Nyamunga, Steffen Fieuws, Mary Kanini, Guy Willems   +6 more
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Demirjian method and Willems method to study the dental age of adolescents in Shanghai before and after 10 years

Folia Morphologica, 2023
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to assess whether the difference in dental ages between 2009 to 2011 and 2021 is affected by environmental factors such as environmental pollution, floating population, and dietary habits.
K. Kwon, J. Pan, Y. Guo, Q. Ren, Z. Yang, J. Tao, F. Ji   +6 more
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Dental Age Estimation by Demirjian, Willems, and Cameriere Methods in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Case–Control Study [PDF]

Children
Background and objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF)—a chronic inflammatory disease—on dental maturation regarding dental development using three dental age estimation methods.
Halenur Altan, Ergün Sönmezgöz, Melek Belevcikli, Nihal Altunok Ünlü, Ali Gül, Müzeyyen Dilşah Demiray, Ahmet Altan   +6 more
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Evaluation of the Willems and Cameriere’s dental age estimation methods in Turkish children–A modified version of Cameriere’s method

Forensic Science International: Reports, 2020
The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of dental age estimation results obtained using the Willems and Cameriere methods in a large Turkish sample. A further aim was to adapt Cameriere’s regression equation to the Turkish population and to
Hatice Cansu Kış, Cansu Görürgöz, Merve Başol, Emin Murat Canger, Bengi Öztaş   +4 more
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Panoramic radiograph–based dental age estimation in children and adolescents using multi-tooth methods: a scoping review of methods used and reported accuracy (2020–2025) [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Accurate dental age estimation supports treatment planning in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics and forensic assessment when chronological age is uncertain.
Małgorzata Łysiak-Majchrzak, Sylwia Jagła, Natalia Kazimierczak, Wojciech Kazimierczak, Teresa Matthews-Brzozowska   +4 more
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Does Lower Regression Error Mean Stronger Forensic Evidence? Machine Learning Regression Versus Demirjian and Willems Methods for Dental Age Estimation at 12- and 15-Year Legal Thresholds [PDF]

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: Dental age estimation is important in clinical and forensic practice, particularly when skeletal indicators are unavailable or compromised.
Mustafa Doğan, Muhammed Emin Parlak, Kadir Sezer Koçak, Yasin Etli, Bora Özdemir, Katibe Tuğçe Temur   +5 more
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The applicability of Willems' method for age estimation in southern Turkish children: A preliminary study

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2016
The aims of the present study were to evaluate the applicability and accuracy of Willems' method for assessing southern Turkish children and to analyze the practicability of this method in different age groups for both genders. Panoramic radiographs of 756 children (378 females, 378 males) aged between 5 and 14.99 years were examined by one observer ...
Altan, Halenur Onat, Altan, Ahmet, Bilgic, Fundagul, Sozer, Ozlem Akinci, Damlar, Ibrahim   +4 more
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