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Indian Journal of Forensic Odontology

Volume  2, Issue 2, April - June 2009, Pages 55-57
 

Original Article

Radiographic method evaluation of teeth development in, north Indian children and young people

Jasdeep Kaur, Balwant Rai, R. Cameriere, J. Singh

*MS (Forensic Odontology), PG (Medical Radiology), Crew-78, Health and Safety Officer, Mars Mission, NASA, USA,**BDS, MS(std), School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology & Maxillofacial Surgery Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B-3000 Leuven

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Abstract

The aim of the present study to evaluate the applicability of the methods proposed by Nolla for estimation of dental age and its compared with chronological age. Orthopantograms of 200 patients, aged 70-195 months were selected to estimate the correlation between dental and chronological age. When the Nolla method were applied, the mean difference between chronological and estimated age for both genders were more than chronological age in girls while opposite in boys. There were significant correlation between chronological age and estimated dental age in bath genders.

Keywords: Orthopantograms, Nolla Method, dental age.


Corresponding Author : Jasdeep Kaur