COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEMIRJIAN AND CAMERIERE METHODS FOR DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION OF CHILDREN AGED 5-13 YEAR IN DELHI-NCR REGION

Aim: The purpose of this study was to comparative study of Demirjian and Cameriere methods for dental age estimation of children aged 5-13 year in DELHI-NCR region. Settings and Design: The design of this study was a retrospective study of panoramic radiographs. Randomly 40 selected digital panoramic radiographs of children, both males and females in mixed dentition period (5-13 years), taken as part of diagnostic procedure, showing all seven left permanent teeth. Results: In comparison with the present study done on 5 ? 13 year old children both DM and CM can be used for assessing CA. When comparing the estimated DA with the CA, DM overestimated the age and CM underestimated. But the value showed CM to be more accurate than DM as CM underestimated by 0.8667 years where as DM overestimated the age by 1.767. Conclusions: Cameriere method of dental age estimation is more accurate than Demirjian method for estimating the age among dental age estimation of children aged 5-13 year in DELHI-NCR region.