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ArticleThe Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology2020

Child brides: the age estimation problem in young girls.

R Cameriere, L A Velandia Palacio, M Marchetti, F Baralla, M Cingolani, L Ferrante

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Article in The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

R CameriereAgEstimation Project, Macerata Italy.
L A Velandia PalacioAgEstimation Project, Macerata Italy.
M MarchettiDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
F BarallaDepartment of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
M CingolaniUniversity of Macerata, Macerata, Italy.
L FerranteDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
University of Molise · ITMarche Polytechnic University · ITUniversity of Macerata · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study a sample of girls from 15 different countries using Third Molar Maturity Index (I3M ), 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 I3M = 0.08 was tested to discriminate adults (≥18 years) and minors (<18 years). X-ray images were processed by computer-aided drafting program ImageJ. The information on sensitivity and specificity of I3M coming from the 15 countries was pooled together using a bivariate Bayesian modeling approach. Specificity of the I3M test did not change when the country was considered, and its value remains greater than 85% for each studied country. This method is useful to estimate the age of the girls involved in suspected early marriage because of the high probability of correctly identifying a minor with similar results observed among tested populations.

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Age Determination by TeethAdolescentBayes TheoremChildFemaleHumansMolar, ThirdRadiography, PanoramicSensitivity and Specificity

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PMID33507161
PMCPMC8565659
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