Dental maturation in British children: Are Demirjian's standards applicable?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Dental maturation in British children

T2 - Are Demirjian's standards applicable?

AU - Liversidge, H. M.

AU - Speechly, T.

AU - Hector, M. P.

PY - 1999/12

Y1 - 1999/12

N2 - Objective. The objective of this study was to determine if the standards of dental maturation of Demirjian et al. (1973, 1976) are applicable to British children. Design. The design was cross-sectional, retrospective. Sample and method. The sample comprised 521 London children of Bangladeshi and white Caucasian (English, Welsh and Scottish) origin aged between 4 and 9 years. Dental age was assessed by crown and root stages of seven mandibular teeth from rotational pantomographs. Dental age was compared to chronological age using a t-test. Results. Differences in dental maturation between the two ethnic groups were not significant. British children as a group were dentally advanced compared to the Canadian standards. The mean (± standard deviation) advancement in girls was 0.51 ± 0.79 years and in boys was 0.73 + 0.73 years. Conclusions. The standards of dental maturation described by Demirjian et al. (1973, 1976) may not be suitable for British children.

AB - Objective. The objective of this study was to determine if the standards of dental maturation of Demirjian et al. (1973, 1976) are applicable to British children. Design. The design was cross-sectional, retrospective. Sample and method. The sample comprised 521 London children of Bangladeshi and white Caucasian (English, Welsh and Scottish) origin aged between 4 and 9 years. Dental age was assessed by crown and root stages of seven mandibular teeth from rotational pantomographs. Dental age was compared to chronological age using a t-test. Results. Differences in dental maturation between the two ethnic groups were not significant. British children as a group were dentally advanced compared to the Canadian standards. The mean (± standard deviation) advancement in girls was 0.51 ± 0.79 years and in boys was 0.73 + 0.73 years. Conclusions. The standards of dental maturation described by Demirjian et al. (1973, 1976) may not be suitable for British children.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0033290845

U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.1999.00144.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.1999.00144.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 10815584

AN - SCOPUS:0033290845

SN - 0960-7439

VL - 9

SP - 263

EP - 269

JO - International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

JF - International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

IS - 4

ER -