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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Does Lower Regression Error Mean Stronger Forensic Evidence? Machine Learning Regression Versus Demirjian and Willems Methods for Dental Age Estimation at 12- and 15-Year Legal Thresholds.

Mustafa Doğan, Muhammed Emin Parlak, Kadir Sezer Koçak, Yasin Etli, Bora Özdemir, Katibe Tuğçe Temur

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6 authors.

Mustafa DoğanDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51000 Nigde, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-3568-2369
Muhammed Emin ParlakDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51000 Nigde, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-6614-9903
Kadir Sezer KoçakNiğde Forensic Medicine Branch Office, The Council of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Justice, 51000 Nigde, Türkiye.
Yasin EtliDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, 65000 Van, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-7369-6083
Bora ÖzdemirDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51000 Nigde, Türkiye.
Katibe Tuğçe TemurDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51000 Nigde, Türkiye.

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criminal responsibilityDemirjian methoddental age estimationforensic dentistrylegal age thresholdslikelihood ratiomachine learningWillems method

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PMID42739122
PMCPMC13565120

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