Age estimation by assessment of pulp chamber volume: a Bayesian network for the evaluation of dental evidence

Sironi, Emanuele; Taroni, Franco; Baldinotti, Claudio; Nardi, Cosimo; Norelli, Gian Aristide; Gallidabino, Matteo D.; Pinchi, Vilma

doi:10.1007/s00414-017-1733-0

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“…Therefore, when using third molars for age estimation, in absence of population-specific data, reference data with an age range covering the whole developmental track and a uniform age distribution are recommended rather than a population-specific reference sample [ 8 , 11 , 32 , 35 ]. A benefit of the Bayesian approach is that it does not show a tendency of attraction to the middle (overestimating the young, underestimating the old), as is the case in regression models [ 9 , 36 – 39 ].…”

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Dental age estimation in Somali children and sub-adults combining permanent teeth and third molar development

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Estimation of an individual’s age has important applications in forensics. In young individuals, it often relies on separate evaluations of permanent teeth (PT) and third molars (TM) development. Here, we analysed the age prediction performance of combined information from PT and TM in an unusual sample of healthy Somalis, born and living in Finland. PT development was staged according to Demirjian et al. ( Hum Biol , 1973) and TM development according to Köhler et al. ( Ann Anat , 1994), using panoramic radiographs from 803 subjects (397 males, 406 females) aged 3–23 years. A sex-specific Bayesian age-estimation model for the multivariate distribution of the stages conditional on age was fitted on PT, TM and PT and TM combined. The age-estimation performances were validated and quantified. The approach combining PT and TM only overestimated age with an ME of − 0.031 years in males and − 0.011 years in females, indicating the best age prediction performance.

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Dental age estimation in Somali children and sub-adults combining permanent teeth and third molar development

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“…Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a volumetric imaging technique extensively used and well established in all areas of dental diagnostics [1][2][3][4][5]. Recently, it is increasingly used in the study of ears, paranasal sinuses, and extremities [6][7][8].…”

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Radiation dose in non-dental cone beam CT applications: a systematic review

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Salerno

Molteni³

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“…The images analyzed in most of the studies were from university/hospital archives or private dental clinics, the tooth being evaluated in situ, in other words, still present in living patients [2][3][4][5][6][7]15,16,[18][19][20][21][22][23]26,28,31,32 . A smaller number of studies used extracted teeth 1,14,17,25,27,29,30 , managing to achieve individual tooth image, and the study of Sakuma et al 24 stands out to use computed tomography took before forensic autopsy.…”

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Three-Dimensional Radiological Methods for Age Estimation in Adults by Using the Pulp/Tooth Relation: an Integrative Review

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Dezem²,

Souza³

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Assessment of secondary dentin apposition is an observable phenomenon widely used to estimate age. An integrative review was performed by searching the keywords "computed tomography AND age estimation AND pulp tooth volume ratio" and "microfocus x-ray AND age estimation AND pulp tooth volume ratio" in the electronic platforms Embase, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science, in July 2020. Studies included: complete articles with age estimation from human teeth by use of computed tomography or micro-computed tomography, written in English, without time restriction. Excluded studies: not written in English or not in form of an article, clinical cases, literature reviews, if did not realize age estimations or if age estimation is done in animals teeth. The search resulted in 32 different articles. With application of the above criteria only 26 were reviewed. Data collected included: reference, year, country, tooth type, number of subjects, number of teeth, age group, image type, measuring instrument/software, type of analysis, coefficient of determination, correlation coefficient with age and accuracy. These data provided a quick global comparison of various methodologies that use the pulp/tooth relation, being practical for researchers and forensic team to which method they can use accordingly to a specific case and its expected accuracy.

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Age estimation by assessment of pulp chamber volume: a Bayesian network for the evaluation of dental evidence

Cited by 19 publications

References 63 publications

Dental age estimation in Somali children and sub-adults combining permanent teeth and third molar development

Dental age estimation in Somali children and sub-adults combining permanent teeth and third molar development

Radiation dose in non-dental cone beam CT applications: a systematic review

Three-Dimensional Radiological Methods for Age Estimation in Adults by Using the Pulp/Tooth Relation: an Integrative Review

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