Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 4 Age distribution of participants according to Demirjian and Solari root development stage of tooth 38 (n = 671)

From: Determination of age reference standards based on mandibular third molar root development in a Ugandan population aged 10–22 years

Tooth	Males						Females
Tooth	Formation stages	No. of cases	Mean	SD	95% CI	Medians	No. of cases	Mean	SD	95% CI	Medians	§Mean difference	^ꝩp-value
DGT	D	26	13.5	0.34	12.86–14.18	13.5	36	12.6	0.27	12.07–13.15	12.7	−0.9	0.041
	E	97	15.7	0.21	15.29–16.09	15.7	107	14.7	0.19	14.33–15.08	14.7	−0.9	0.002
	F	82	17.4	0.23	16.91–17.81	17.4	83	16.3	0.21	15.92–16.77	16.3	−1.0	0.002
	G	67	19.0	0.20	18.63–19.40	19.0	58	18.8	0.23	18.32–19.24	18.8	−0.3	0.310
	H	73	20.1	0.16	19.80–20.43	20.1	42	19.8	0.28	19.28–20.39	19.8	−0.9	0.355
Solari	D	26	13.5	0.34	12.86–14.22	13.5	36	12.6	0.27	12.07–13.15	12.7	−0.9	0.041
	E	97	15.7	0.21	15.29–16.12	15.7	107	14.7	0.19	14.33–15.08	14.7	−1.0	0.001
	F	39	17.0	0.28	16.48–17.57	17.0	40	15.7	0.27	15.21–16.27	15.7	−1.4	0.001
	F₁	43	17.6	0.36	16.88–18.32	17.6	43	16.9	0.29	16.33–17.50	16.9	−0.8	0.093
	G	47	19.0	0.23	18.59–19.49	19.0	49	18.9	0.25	18.38–19.37	18.9	−0.2	0.461
	G₁	20	19.0	0.43	18.18–19.85	19.0	09	18.2	0.61	17.00–19.42	18.2	−0.5	0.365
	H	73	20.1	0.17	19.76–20.43	20.1	42	19.8	0.28	19.29–20.42	19.8	−0.3	0.354

Root stages D–H are the 5 stages of Demirjian’s classification, while the Solari’s classification has 7stages including two extra root stages: F₁ and G₁

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