Application of Willems Method as an Age Estimator in Early Adolescents of Bangalore Population

INTRODUCTION: Dental age (DA) assessment is a reliable method for chronological age (CA) estimation used for criminal, forensic, and anthropologic purposes. Age estimation also provides valuable information when the birth date is unavailable, as in case of migrants. Furthermore, the CA of living peo...

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Autores principales: Shivakumar, Boraiah, Bankur, Rashmi, Chinna, Sudarshan Kumar, Niveditha, Boraiah, Jain, Vipin, Sundar, Deepa
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34447160
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_693_20
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author Shivakumar, Boraiah
Bankur, Rashmi
Chinna, Sudarshan Kumar
Niveditha, Boraiah
Jain, Vipin
Sundar, Deepa
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Bankur, Rashmi
Chinna, Sudarshan Kumar
Niveditha, Boraiah
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description INTRODUCTION: Dental age (DA) assessment is a reliable method for chronological age (CA) estimation used for criminal, forensic, and anthropologic purposes. Age estimation also provides valuable information when the birth date is unavailable, as in case of migrants. Furthermore, the CA of living people is important for employment and marriage purpose. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study is to check the reliability of the Willems method in the population of Bangalore. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on 205 (109 boys and 96 girls) participants by their radiographic records in the department of forensic odontology using modified Demirjian's method by Willem et al. RESULTS: A total of 205 subjects were selected for the study, among which 109 (53.2%) were boys and 96 (46.8%) were girls. The mean CA was 12.23 ± 1.75 and the mean DA was 12.20 ± 1.99. Willems method seems to be reliable in estimating DA in Bangalore populations. CONCLUSION: This study showed that the Willems method gave near precise estimation of the CA.
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spelling pubmed-83758132021-08-25 Application of Willems Method as an Age Estimator in Early Adolescents of Bangalore Population Shivakumar, Boraiah Bankur, Rashmi Chinna, Sudarshan Kumar Niveditha, Boraiah Jain, Vipin Sundar, Deepa J Pharm Bioallied Sci Original Article INTRODUCTION: Dental age (DA) assessment is a reliable method for chronological age (CA) estimation used for criminal, forensic, and anthropologic purposes. Age estimation also provides valuable information when the birth date is unavailable, as in case of migrants. Furthermore, the CA of living people is important for employment and marriage purpose. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study is to check the reliability of the Willems method in the population of Bangalore. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted on 205 (109 boys and 96 girls) participants by their radiographic records in the department of forensic odontology using modified Demirjian's method by Willem et al. RESULTS: A total of 205 subjects were selected for the study, among which 109 (53.2%) were boys and 96 (46.8%) were girls. The mean CA was 12.23 ± 1.75 and the mean DA was 12.20 ± 1.99. Willems method seems to be reliable in estimating DA in Bangalore populations. CONCLUSION: This study showed that the Willems method gave near precise estimation of the CA. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-06 2021-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8375813/ /pubmed/34447160 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_693_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375813/
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