Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
This study aims to investigate the effect of the presence and number of supernumerary teeth (ST) on dental age (DA) using two different methods, and to determine which method provides the most accurate results for the chronological age (CA). DA estimations were conducted using orthopantomographic radiographic images on 308 patients with ST compared with 308 without ST, case-matched for sex and age. The DA of patients with and without ST, aged between 5 and 14.99, were estimated using Cameriere’s method (CM) and Willems’ method (WM). In patients with ST, CM underestimated the CA by 0.08 years, while WM overestimated the CA by 0.39 years (p < 0.001). When compared in terms of mean absolute deviation (MAD), a significant difference was found between the methods (p = 0.007), indicating that CM provided more accurate estimates of CA in patients with ST. When comparing patients with and without ST in terms of MADCM, no statistically significant difference was found; however, a significant difference was observed regarding MADWM (p = 0.029). DA was more advanced in patients with ST compared to those without ST. It can be recommended to use WM for age estimation in Turkish children without ST and CM for those with ST.