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ReviewEuropean journal of medical research2024

Possible uses of Hunter-Schreger bands of dental enamel for automated personal identification.

Mario Dioguardi, Lorenzo Sanesi, Diego Sovereto, Andrea Ballini, Vito Crincoli, Mario Alovisi, Riccardo Aiuto, Giorgia Apollonia Caloro, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

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Review in European journal of medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mario DioguardiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122, Foggia, Italy. mario.dioguardi@unifg.it.
Lorenzo SanesiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122, Foggia, Italy.
Diego SoveretoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122, Foggia, Italy.
Andrea BalliniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122, Foggia, Italy.
Vito CrincoliDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Division of Complex Operating Unit of Dentistry, "Aldo Moro" University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.
Mario AlovisiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Dental School, University of Turin, 10127, Turin, Italy.
Riccardo AiutoDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science, University of Milan, 20122, Milan, Italy.
Giorgia Apollonia CaloroUnità Operativa Nefrologia e Dialisi, Presidio Ospedaliero Scorrano, ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale) Lecce, Via Giuseppina Delli Ponti, 73020, Scorrano, Italy.
Lorenzo Lo MuzioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122, Foggia, Italy.
University of Foggia · ITASL Roma · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHunter-Schreger bands (HSB) are optical phenomena observed on tooth surfaces under polarized light, resulting from the intersection of enamel prisms. Anthropological studies demonstrate the prevalence of HSB in large mammals, contributing to enamel resistance. Historically, John Hunter and Schreger depicted HSB in dental literature. In dentistry, HSB play a role in non-carious cervical lesions (NCCL) and internal dental perikymata, suggesting their potential for personal identification. Personal identification, crucial in both daily and professional life, involves biometric characteristics, such as fingerprints or facial recognition. The need for non-invasive, rapid, and user-friendly methods has prompted the exploration of using HSB dental images for personal identification. The review aimed to consolidate studies employing HSB for personal identification.

methodsThe scoping review was carried out strictly following the PRISMA-ScR checklist; the search was carried out on tree databases (PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct,) and a register (Cochrane library).

resultsThe research produced a number of bibliographic sources totaling 410. With the removal of duplicates, 334 were obtained; potentially eligible articles amounted to 14, of which only 4 fully complied with the criteria of eligibility.

conclusionsFrom the data in the literature, we can assert that HSB could be used in personal identification, as they are characteristics that are difficult to change and easily detectable.

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Dental EnamelMammalsAnimalsHumansDentalEnamelHunter–Schreger bandsPersonal identification

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PMID38311754
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OpenAlexW4391519981

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