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Validity of age estimation methods and reproducibility of bone/dental maturity indices for chronological age estimation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of validation studies.
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- Dental age estimation by comparing Demirjian's method and machine learning in Southeast Brazilian youth.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
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- Reliability of a forensic odontology method for age-at-death estimation in adults: A Mexican case study.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2024Article
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- An Effective Model for Estimating Age in Unaccompanied Minors under the Italian Legal System.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Several approaches have been developed to estimate age, an important aspect of forensics and orthodontics, using different measures and radiological examinations. Here, through meta-analysis, we determined the validity of age estimation methods and reproducibility of bone/dental maturity indices used for age estimation. The PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched to December 31, 2021 for human cross-sectional studies meeting pre-defined PICOS criteria that simultaneously assessed the reproducibility and validity. Meta-estimates of validity (mean error: estimated age-chronological age) and intra- and inter-observer reproducibility (Cohen's kappa, intraclass correlation coefficient) and their predictive intervals (PI) were calculated using mixed-effect models when heterogeneity was high (I
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