Age estimation in the living: A scoping review of population data for skeletal and dental methods

M Cummaudo, D De Angelis, F Magli, G Minà… - Forensic Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Age estimation of living individuals has become a crucial part of the forensic practice,
especially due to the global increase in cross-border migration. The low rate of birth …

Willems method of dental age estimation in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JS Sehrawat, M Singh - Journal of forensic and legal medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Age estimation from dental developmental stages is considered comparatively
more accurate, reliable and precise than other methods used in forensic sciences. Willems …

Accuracy of the Demirjian, Willems and Nolla methods for dental age estimation in a northern Chinese population

M Han, S Jia, CX Wang, G Chu, T Chen, H Zhou… - Archives of Oral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of the present study was to evaluate the accuracy of the Demirjian,
Willems, and Nolla methods for dental age estimation on a sample of the northern Chinese …

Accuracy of the Demirjian and Willems methods of dental age estimation for children from central southern China

Z Yang, K Geng, Y Liu, S Sun, D Wen, J Xiao… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of the Demirjian method and the
Demirjian method as revised by Willems for age estimation based on orthopantomograms …

Age estimation based on Willems method versus new country-specific method in South African black children

G Willems, SS Lee, A Uys, H Bernitz… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Aim The aims of our study were to develop new maturity scores for dental age estimation in
South African black children according to the Willems method, which was developed based …

Age estimation based on Willems method versus country specific model in Saudi Arabia children and adolescents

A Alqerban, M Alrashed, Z Alaskar, K Alqahtani - BMC Oral Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The aims of this study were to create a method for estimation of dental age in
Saudi children and adolescents based on the Willems model developed using the Belgian …

Effectiveness of three age estimation methods based on dental and skeletal development in a sample of young Brazilians

MA Machado, ED Júnior, MM Fernandes, IFP Lima… - Archives of oral …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective This study compared three methods designed for age estimation. Methods A
sample of 468 radiographs (234 panoramic and 234 carpal radiographs) collected from …

Willems I VS Willems II: a comparative study of accuracy in 5–15 year old Indian children

S Hegde, A Patodia, UMA Dixit - Forensic science international, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Studies testing the Willems method of age estimation with gender-
specific scores on different population groups have reported consistently more accurate …

Radiological Evaluation of the Accuracy of Demirjian, Nolla, and Willems Methods for Dental Age Estimation in 3–17‐Year‐Old Iranian Children

B Pliska, A Nahvi, N Pakdaman… - BioMed Research …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The stage of tooth formation is one of the most reliable indicators for predicting
a patient's developmental age by radiographs. This study compared the accuracy of three …

The Brazilian (FRANCO) method for dental age estimation: Willems' model revisited

A Franco, DD Moreira, R Cidade, M Machado… - Clinical Oral …, 2024 - Springer
Objectives This study aimed (I) to test the Willems' dental age estimation method in different
geographic samples of the Brazilian population, and (II) to propose a new model combining …