title: Accuracy of Cameriere, Haavikko, and Willems radiographic methods on age estimation on Bosnian-Herzegovian children age groups 6-13.
abstract: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to compare the accuracy of the Cameriere European formula (Cameriere), adopted Haavikko method from 1974 (Haavikko), and revisited Demirjian method by Willems (Willems) for age estimation on orthopantomograms (OPGs) of Bosnian-Herzegovian (BH) children age groups 6-13 years. The accuracy was determined as difference between estimated dental age (DA) and chronological age (CA) and the absolute accuracy (absolute difference) was assessed by analyzing OPGs of 591 girls and 498 boys. The Cameriere method overestimated the mean age by 0.09 year for girls and underestimated by -0.02 year for boys. The Haavikko method underestimated the mean age by -0.29 year for girls and -0.09 year for boys. The Willems method overestimated the mean age by 0.24 year in girls and by 0.42 year in boys. The absolute accuracies were 0.53 year for girls and 0.55 year for boys for Cameriere method; for Haavikko method, 0.59 year for girls and 0.62 year for boys; and for Willems method 0.69 year for girls and 0.67 year for boys. In conclusion, Cameriere method is the most accurate for estimating the age of BH children age groups 6-13 years using OPGs, following adopted Haavikko method and Willems method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Anthropology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. i_galic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galić
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vodanović
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cameriere
authors.forename: Enita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakaš
authors.forename: Elizabeta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galić
authors.forename: Edin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Selimović
authors.forename: Hrvoje
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brkić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000379:methods*; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D002648:Child; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic