Child brides: the age estimation problem in young girls

Authors :: Cameriere, Roberto
Palacio, Luz A. Velandia
Marchetti, Marco
Baralla, Francesca
Cingolani, Mario
Ferrante, Luigi
Source :: J Forensic Odontostomatol
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The aim of this work is to study a sample of girls from 15 different countries using Third Molar Maturity Index (I(3M)), to assess the probability that a girl has reached the legal age of 18 years. The studied sample consisted of 3228 Orthopantomograms of healthy female subjects from 15 different countries. The cut-off value of I(3M) = 0.08 was tested to discriminate adults (≥18 years) and minors (

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