Dental Age Estimation in Northern Chinese Han Children and Adolescents Using Demirjian's Method Combined with Machine Learning Algorithms.

Journal: Fa yi xue za zhi
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the application value of combining the Demirjian's method with machine learning algorithms for dental age estimation in northern Chinese Han children and adolescents.

Authors

  • Yu-Xin Guo
    Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 98 XiWu Road, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
  • Wen-Qing Bu
    Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 98 XiWu Road, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China; Department of Orthodontics, Stomatological Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 98 XiWu Road, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
  • Yu Tang
    School of Information Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China. tangyu@csu.edu.cn.
  • Di Wu
    University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010 Australia.
  • Hui Yang
    Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China.
  • Hao-Tian Meng
    Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 98 XiWu Road, Xi'an 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: menghaotian0803@126.com.
  • Yu-Cheng Guo
    Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province for Craniofacial Precision Medicine Research, College of Stomatology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 98 XiWu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.