1. Forensic determination of dental age by cementum thickness of human teeth
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Birimiša, Minja, Dumančić, Jelena, Vodanović, Marin, Anić Milošević, Sandra, Marić, Marina, and Brkić, Hrvoje
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body regions ,stomatognathic diseases ,stomatognathic system ,Original Articles ,forensic science ,forensic anthropology ,forensic dentistry ,age estimation ,dental cementum - Abstract
AIM: The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation between the known chronological age and the dental cementum thickness (DCT) in male and female subjects in different age groups. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study sample consisted of 57 donor teeth of both sexes. Teeth were classified by donors’ sex and divided into three age groups: 10-19, 30-39 and 60-69 years. Tooth roots were cut with transverse ground sections in the apical, middle, and cervical thirds. DCT measurements were made on photomicrographs of light microscope. The correlation between DCT and the chronological age was calculated using the Spearman correlation coefficient. RESULTS: A positive correlation was found (r=0.47, p
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- 2021