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To evaluate the utility of smaller sample sizes when assessing dental maturity curves for forensic age estimation.
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Journal of forensic sciences [J Forensic Sci] 2011 Nov; Vol. 56 (6), pp. 1604-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Aug 19. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Dental maturation and chronological age estimation were determined from 144 healthy Western Australian individuals aged 3.6-14.5 years. The results were compared with Farah et al.'s previous study which comprised a larger heterogeneous sample of Western Australian individuals (n = 1450). Orthopantomograms were analyzed with the application of Demirjian and Goldstein's 4-tooth method based on eight stages of dental mineralization. Analysis of variance revealed no significant differences in dental maturity scores in each age group among the males in both studies; similar results were seen in the females. Paired t-tests showed no statistical significance overall between chronological and estimated ages for the males in our sample (p = 0.181), whereas the females showed significant differences (p < 0.001). Our results show that smaller samples may be used when assessing dental maturity curves for forensic age estimation.<br /> (© 2011 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1556-4029
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of forensic sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21854379
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01884.x