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Population-adapted Nolla method for dental age estimation in Northwestern Romanian children.

BMC oral health · Moga LI, Iurcov R, Moca AE, Csep A, Slăvescu D, Dima R, Vaida LL · 2026-08-13

Researchers adapted the Nolla dental age estimation method for Romanian children using 860 panoramic radiographs, finding their population-specific model eliminated the original method's tendency to underestimate age and demonstrated strong predictive accuracy across most age groups.

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