Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi / Faculty of Dentistry

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    The Reliability of Cameriere's Method in Turkish Children: A Preliminary Report
    (2015) Gulsahi, A.; Tirali, R. Ebru; Cehreli, S. Burcak; De Luca, S.; Ferrante, L.; Cameriere, R.; 0000-0001-6487-3984; 25704458; AAD-2907-2020
    Dental age estimation in children is an important issue both legally and medically. Currently, however, there is a lack of contemporary dental age estimation standards for a Turkish population. This study assessed the accuracy of Cameriere's method by examining the panoramic radiographs of 573 healthy Turkish children between the ages of 8 and 15 years. Radiographs of the left permanent developing mandibular teeth, except wisdom teeth, were evaluated. All subjects were divided into 7 groups according to their chronological age. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficient was used to determine the intra-and inter-observer agreement error. A comparison of the distributions of estimation errors among age groups was performed using the Nemenyi test. There were no significant differences between inter-observer (p = 0.352), and intra-observer readings after 2 weeks (p = 0.275 and p = 0.273, respectively). The dental age was underestimated when using Cameriere's method with a mean difference of -0.35 years (-0.24 years for girls and -0.47 years for boys). The median values of the differences between dental and chronological age were -0.44 years in boys (range: -3.70, 4.06) and -0.21 years in girls (range: -2.74, 3.29). In addition, the differences between dental and chronological ages in the different age groups decreased with increasing chronological age. Results from the Nemenyi test implied that Cameriere's method is more accurate for girls than for boys in this cohort of a Turkish population. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    Accuracy of The Third Molar Index for Assessing the Legal Majority of 18 Years in Turkish Population
    (2016) Gulsahi, Ayse; De Luca, Stefano; Cehreli, S. Burcak; Tirali, R. Ebru; Cameriere, Roberto; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6487-3984; 27344224; AAD-6138-2021; HZK-4947-2023
    In the last few years, forced and unregistered childmarriage has widely increased into Turkey. The aim of this study was to test the accuracy of cut-off value of 0.08 by measurement of third molar index (I-3M) in assessing legal adult age of 18 years. Digital panoramic images of 293 Turkish children and young adults (65 girls and 128 boys), aged between 14 and 22 years, were analysed. Age distribution gradually decreases as I-3M increases in both girls and boys. For girls, the sensitivity was 85.9% (95% CI 77.1-92.8%) and specificity was 100%. The proportion of correctly classified individuals was 92.7%. For boys, the sensitivity was 94.6% (95% CI 88.1-99.8%) and specificity was 100%. The proportion of correctly classified individuals was 97.6%. The cut-off value of 0.08 is a useful method to assess if a subject is older than 18 years of age or not. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.