Research Article

Age Estimation in Children by the Measurement of Open Apices in Teeth: A Study in the Western Indian Population

Table 1

Age and gender distribution of study subjects.

Chronological age rangeIndian sample
Male (N)Female (N)Total (N)

4.00–4.994 (57.1%)3 (42.9%)7 (100%)
5.00–5.9913 (81.3%)3 (%18.8)16 (100%)
6.00–6.9915 (62.5%)9 (37.5%)24 (100%)
7.00–7.9911 (42.3%)15 (57.7%)26 (100%)
8.00–8.997 (43.8)9 (56.3%)16 (100%)
9.00–9.9915 (31.9%)32 (68.1%)47 (100%)
10.00–10.9927 (55.1%)22 (44.9%)49 (100%)
11.00–11.9917 (47.2%)19 (52.8%)36 (100%)
12.00–12.9922 (57.9%)16 (42.1%)38 (100%)
14.00–14.998 (53.3%)7 (46.7%)15 (100%)
Total154 (49.5%)157 (50.5%)311 (100%)