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Comparison of two accuracy of different methods of age estimation using dental radiograph of mandibular second premolar

Comparison of efficacy of Cameriere’s and Drusini’s methods of age estimation in Indian adults using radiographs of mandibular second premolar- - Nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/11/076741
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-11-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-12-09

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K089- Disorder of teeth and supporting structures, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Drusini’s method of age estimation: Retrospectively retrieve the Periapical radiographs taken using paralleling technique from dental patients for diagnosing dental diseases in molars w

Sponsors

Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Periapical radiographs of mandibular premolar seen completely. Intact tooth structure of mandibular second premolar. Radiographs of patients with their date of birth available. Date of radiography is available

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Poor quality images. Patients where date of birth is not recorded. loss of tooth structure in mandibular premolar due to dental caries. Those with date of radiography is not available

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Height and area of crown of mandibular second premolar. Height and area of pulp chamber of mandibular second premolarTimepoint: one time after the radiograph is selected for including in the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
age estimation using both the methodsTimepoint: one time after the radiograph is selected for including into the study

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMeru S

Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute

drmeru@gmail.com8126192404

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026