학술논문
Comparative assessment of the Willems dental age estimation methods: a Chinese population-based radiographic study
Document Type
article
Author
Source
BMC Oral Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1472-6831
Abstract
Abstract Background The comparison of the two Willems dental age estimation methods (gender-specific (Willems I) and non-gender-specific (Willems II)) has not been fully investigated. Here we aimed to explore the applicability of the Willems dental age estimation in an Eastern Chinese population, which may cast light on the field of dental age estimation. Methods A total of 1211 oral panoramic radiographs (582 boys and 629 girls) of the Chinese Han population aged 11–16 years old were collected. Dental ages (DAs) were calculated using the Willems method. Statistical significance was set at a p-value