Table 4 Gender-wise comparison of chronological age with dental and skeletal age estimated by various methods

Male

13.56 ± 2.31 (0.29)

MDA

13.59 ± 2.73 (0.34)

 − 0.03

 − 0.4 to 0.36

 − 0.16

0.87

GP

13.7 ± 2.48 (0.31)

 − 0.14

 − 0.33 to 0.05

 − 1.44

0.15

LAM

13.95 ± 2.78 (0.35)

 − 0.39

 − 0.7 to − 0.07

 − 2.47

0.01

BDI

14.28 ± 3.35 (0.42)

 − 0.72

 − 0.93 to 0.19

 − 2.17

0.03

Female

14.3 ± 2.51 (0.3)

MDA

14.86 ± 2.71 (0.32)

 − 0.56

 − 0.92 to 0.19

 − 3.06

0.003

GP

15.0 ± 2.16 (0.25)

 − 0.7

 − 0.95 to 0.44

 − 5.48

 < 0.001

LAM

15.12 ± 2.53 (0.3)

 − 0.83

 − 1.12 to 0.54

 − 5.71

 < 0.001

BDI

14.61 ± 3.28 (0.39)

 − 0.31

 − 0.7 to 0.07

 − 1.61

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