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Dental characteristics on panoramic radiographs as parameters for non-invasive age estimation: a pilot study.

Authors :
Harin Cheong
Akiko Kumagai
Sehyun Oh
Sang-Seob Lee
Source :
Anatomy & Cell Biology. Dec2023, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p474-481. 8p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The dental characteristics created by acquired dental treatments can be used as age estimators. This pilot study aimed to analyze the correlation between the number of teeth observed for dental characteristics and chronological age and to develop new non-invasive age estimation models. Dental features on panoramic radiographs (420 radiographs of subjects aged 20-89 years) were classified and coded. The correlation between the number of teeth for each selected code (codes V, X, T, F, P, and L) and age was observed, and multiple regression was performed to analyze the relationship between them. Eleven regression models with various combinations of dental sextants were presented. The model with the data from both sides of the posterior teeth on both jaws showed the best performance (root mean square error of 14.78 years and an adjusted R2 of 0.461). The model with all teeth was the second-best. Based on these results, we confirmed statistically significant correlations between certain dental features and chronological age. We also observed that some regression models performed sufficiently well to be used as adjunctive methods in forensic practice. These results provide valuable information for the design and performance of future full-scale studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20933665
Volume :
56
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
174334185
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5115/acb.23.140