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Table 6 Data about chronological age (CA) and dental age (DA) in the study that evaluated a transversal discrepancy

From: Association between dental age and malocclusions: a systematic review

Study ID

Criteria for DA evaluation

Malocclusion evaluated (criteria)

Sex

N

Mean CA

SD

Mean DA

SD

DA-CA

SD

Description of results

Uysal, Yagci and Ramoglu, 2005 [32]

Demirjian

Unilateral posterior crossbite (Unilateral posterior crossbite involving at least two posterior teeth combined with a mandibular dental midline deviation of at least 1 mm to the crossbite side)

Male

23

10.88

1.76

11.38

1.55

NR

NR

• Patients with a posterior crossbite had a tendency for a delayed DA compared to the patients without posterior crossbite.

• No difference was observed between the sexes.

Female

28

10.87

2.22

11.44

2.78

NR

NR

Total

51

10.87

2.01

11.42

2.65

NR

NR

Non-crossbite (Angle Class I, normal overjet and overbite, and coincidence of both dental midlines)

Male

25

10.99

1.02

14.06

4

NR

NR

Female

25

10.88

1.27

13.89

1.67

NR

NR

Total

50

10.93

1.14

13.97

3.03

NR

NR

  1. SD Standard deviation, NR Not reported., CA Chronological age, DA Dental age