title: Dental Age in Orthodontic Patients with Different Skeletal Patterns.
abstract: Objective. To evaluate the difference between chronological and dental age, calculated by Willems and Cameriere methods, in various skeletal patterns according to Steiner's ANB Classification.Methods. This retrospective cross-sectional study comprised the sample of 776 participants aged between 7 and 15 years (368 males and 408 females). For each participant, panoramic images (OPT) and laterolateral cephalograms (LC) were collected from the medical database. On LC ANB angle was measured; on OPT dental age (DA) was calculated while chronological age (CA) and sex were recorded. The sample was divided into three subgroups (Class I, Class II, and Class III) with similar distribution based on the chronological age and ANB angle. CA was calculated as the difference between the date of OPT imaging and the date of birth, while DA was evaluated using Willems and Cameriere methods. ANB angle was measured on LC by two independent investigators using the cephalometric software. Differences between sexes and the difference between dental and chronological age were tested by independent and paired samplest-test, respectively; one-way ANOVA was used to test differences among ANB classes with Tukey post hoc test to compare specific pairs of ANB classes.Results. The significant difference was found between Class III and other two skeletal classes in males using both dental age estimation methods. In Class III males dental age was ahead averagely by 0.41 years when using Willems method, while Cameriere method overestimated CA for 0.22 years.Conclusion. In males with Class III skeletal pattern, dental development is faster than in Classes I and II skeletal pattern. This faster development is not present in females.
authors.affiliation: Study of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; Department of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia; Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dental Clinic Apolonija, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lauc
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Enita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nakaš
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, The Public Institution Health Centre of Sarajevo Canton, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Melina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Latić-Dautović
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Vildana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Džemidžić
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiro
authors.affiliation: Dental Clinic Apolonija, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rupić
authors.affiliation: University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Croatian Health Insurance Fund, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kostić
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0387-9535
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000365:Age Determination by Skeleton; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002910:Chronology as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*; D009805:Odontogenesis / Q000502:physiology*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014070:Tooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000254:growth & development*