ArticleThe Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology2024
Correlation of spheno-occipital synchondrosis and mandibular condylar cortication with chronological age using computed tomography in Indian population- A cross-sectional study.
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- Quantitative insights into cranial fusion: fractal dimension analysis of spheno-occipital synchondrosis.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- Association Between the Spheno-Occipital Synchondrosis and Mandibular Condyle Periphery Maturation in Relation to Chronological Age.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Third Molar Maturity Index (IDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Minimum ramus breadth and coronoid height in gender determination - An orthopantomographic study.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundForensic age estimation is a procedure which utilises many methods to estimate the age of both living and deceased individuals, including those who have died in natural disasters or man-made catastrophes. The pattern and closure of spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) fusion, along with subchondral ossification of the mandibular condyle, can be used to estimate age. AIM AND
objectivesThis study aims to estimate age using computed tomographic (CT) images of spheno-occipital synchondrosis fusion (SOS) and mandibular condylar cortication (MCC), and to correlate these findings with chronological age. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe present study included 435 CT images of individuals aged 10-25 years. SOS fusion was assessed using a four-stage system, and MCC was assessed bilaterally using a three-stage system on the sagittal plane. Data on fusion stages and cortication types were entered along with chronological age, and then statistically analysed.
resultsSOS fusion stage 2 occurred at similar age in males (19.82 ± 2.67 years) and females (19.23 ± 2.93 years). Earlier fusion of other stages was observed in females by a mean age of 2 years. MCC was completed 1 year earlier in females, with statistically significant differences (p ≤ 0.001). When comparing cortication types and different fusion stages, only type II cortication showed statistically significant differences compared to different fusion stages (p ≤ 0.001).
conclusionMandibular condylar cortication (MCC) and spheno-occipital synchondrosis (SOS) fusion were positively correlated with chronological age, suggesting that these parameters can be used as an adjunct method for age estimation.
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