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Table 1 Differences between the Chronological Age (CA) and Dental Age (DA) in males and females (in years) using the UK Caucasian, French-Canadian and southern Chinese datasets

From: Dental age estimation in southern Chinese population using panoramic radiographs: validation of three population specific reference datasets

Reference Dataset

Males

Females

 

n

CA

DA

CA-DA

t-test

n

CA

DA

CA-DA

t-test

UK Caucasian

124

11.02

10.77

0.25

0.056

128

11.20

10.96

0.23

0.049*

French-Canadian

78

8.93

9.55

−0.62

0.001*

79

8.92

9.28

−0.36

0.001*

Southern Chinese

126

11.14

11.16

−0.02

0.786

128

11.20

11.22

−0.02

0.782

  1. *statistically significant value, p < 0.05