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. 2023 Feb 16;9(3):e13680. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13680

Table 3.

Concordance rate of maturity scores between third molars within the same jaw and between jaws.

Criteria Teeth Male
Female
Concordance Rate (%) P-value Concordance Rate (%) P-value
DMJ UR-UL 91.3 0.494 86.7 0.286
LR-LL 91.0 0.739 89.6 0.170
UR-LR 75.0 0.002* 69.3 0.000*
UL-LL 80.7 0.006* 65.9 0.000*
KHL UR-UL 79.6 0.584 75.6 0.002*
LR-LL 80.1 0.127 78.2 0.201
UR-LR 61.8 0.945 56.5 0.393
UL-LL 63.8 0.666 54.9 0.000*
TVS UR-UL 84.4 0.116 68.8 0.080
LR-LL 86.2 0.061 72.4 0.683
UR-LR 63.0 0.664 52.0 0.062
UL-LL 65.7 0.277 47.1 0.002*
LVD UR-UL 78.8 0.447 76.5 0.389
LR-LL 80.2 0.618 72.6 0.834
UR-LR 58.1 0.047* 52.7 0.000*
UL-LL 64.9 0.010* 52.6 0.000*

UR, upper right third molar score; UL, upper left third molar score; LL, lower left third molar score; LR, lower right third molar score; DMJ, Demirjian; KHL, Köhler; TVS, Thevissen; LVD, Liversidge; *P < 0.05 indicates a statistically significant difference.