Research Article
Dental Maturity in Saudi Children Using the Demirjian Method: A Comparative Study and New Prediction Models
Table 5
A post hoc test comparing several methods for age estimation in girls.
| DiffageFemale Scheffe | Multiple comparisons | (I) group | (J) group | Mean difference () | Std. error | Sig. | 95% confidence interval | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| French-Canadian | Belgian | −1.57024* | .09554 | .000 | −1.8379 | −1.3026 | Kuwaiti | .09220 | .09554 | .818 | −.1755 | .3599 | Saudi | −.00907 | .10794 | 1.000 | −.3115 | .2934 |
| Belgian | French-Canadian | 1.57024* | .09554 | .000 | 1.3026 | 1.8379 | Kuwaiti | 1.66244* | .09554 | .000 | 1.3948 | 1.9301 | Saudi | 1.56118* | .10794 | .000 | 1.2587 | 1.8636 |
| Kuwaiti | French-Canadian | −.09220 | .09554 | .818 | −.3599 | .1755 | Belgian | −1.66244* | .09554 | .000 | −1.9301 | −1.3948 | Saudi | −.10126 | .10794 | .830 | −.4037 | .2012 |
| Saudi | French-Canadian | .00907 | .10794 | 1.000 | −.2934 | .3115 | Belgian | −1.56118* | .10794 | .000 | −1.8636 | −1.2587 | Kuwaiti | .10126 | .10794 | .830 | −.2012 | .4037 |
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*The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level.
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