ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020
Examination of the radiographic visibility of the root pulp of the mandibular second molars as an age marker.
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- Radiographic root pulp visibility of the mandibular left second molar as an indicator of legal adulthood (≥ 18 Years): a panoramic study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Assessment of the coming of age using the Caggiano method based on Demirijian stages and the Cameriere method applied to third molars in a Brazilian population.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2026Article
- Root canal widths of mandibular molars in predicting the legal age threshold 18 years in a sample of juveniles and sub-adults of south-indian origin: an orthopantomographic study.International journal of legal medicine · 2024Article
- Establishing legal threshold of 18-years based on the assessment of mandibular molars using three different methods - An observational study.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2024Observational
- Comparison of the Cameriere's third molar maturity index and Olze et al.'s stages of radiographic visibility of the root pulp in a Turkish population.European oral research · 2024Article
- Radiographic evaluation of secondary dentin formation in lower premolars for forensic age diagnosis of 18 years in a sample of south Indian adolescents and young adults.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2023Article
- Validation of radiographic visibility of root pulp in mandibular first, second and third molars in the prediction of 21 years in a sample of south Indian population: A digital panoramic radiographic study.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2023Article
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- Testing the maturation and the radiographic visibility of the root pulp of mandibular third molars for predicting 21 years. A digital panoramic radiographic study in emerging adults of south Indian origin.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2022Article
- Population-specific age estimation in Black Americans and Chinese people based on pulp chamber volume of first molars from cone beam computed tomography.International journal of legal medicine · 2022Article
- Age estimation based on 3D pulp chamber segmentation of first molars from cone-beam-computed tomography by integrated deep learning and level set.International journal of legal medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Forensic odontologists often confront with conceptually simple medicolegal question of whether an individual is a juvenile or an adult. The demand for additional research into extending dental age estimation methods in late adolescence is never the less, especially in those who have passed 15 years and are suspected older than 18 years. The present research investigated the regressive dental characteristic, i.e. radiographic visibility of the root pulp in mandibular second molars for the purpose of age assessment, especially for determining the age over 18 years. Nine hundred thirty-six orthopantomograms comprised of 436 males and 500 females aged from 14 to 22 years were examined. Descriptive statistics were performed for each stage in both sexes. The correlation statistics revealed that there is a strong, positive correlation between the chronological age and root pulp visibility stages. The analysis revealed that stage 0 occurred first at the age of 14 years in both sexes. Stage 1 first occurred at the age of 14.26 years in females and 14.74 years in males. Stage 2 was first achieved at the age of 18.6 and 15.2 years in males and females, respectively. The suitability of the studied characteristics in mandibular second molars for age estimation could be confirmed but of limited value. The presence of this stage 2 root pulp visibility in male subjects represents a potential criterion for indicating the age over 18 years. In future studies, the pattern of secondary dentin formation in other tooth types should be investigated.
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