Applicability of Cameriere’s and Drusini’s age estimation methods to a sample of Turkish adults

Abstract

The low correlation coefficients between age and TCI indicate that Drusini's method was not applicable to the estimation of age in a Turkish population. Using Cameriere's method, we derived a regression model.

Relationship Between Pulp Tooth Area Ratio and Chronological Age Using Cone‐beam Computed Tomography Images

“…In accordance with the findings of these studies, there was no significant difference in PTR according to sex in our study. The result of this study is consistent with Do gru's study (24) conducted on the Turkish population, but contradicts the results of some studies on other populations (6,17,21). Tooth morphology is affected by genetics, nutrition, climate, and hormonal, environmental, and racial factors (25).…”

“…Doğru et al. reported PTR was independent of sex in the Turkish population for mandibular and maxillary canine teeth using panoramic radiograph. In accordance with the findings of these studies, there was no significant difference in PTR according to sex in our study.…”

Age estimation by pulp/tooth area ratio in upper canines: Cameriere’s method assessed and modified in a Polish population sample using digital panoramic radiography

“…The method performs properly, however requires a number of teeth to be measured and takes multiple measurements and calculations in order to evaluate the age of a living. In 1997, Drusini et al (7,12) described a method to similar to the one by Kvaal, proving the appropriateness of age estimating by tooth aging. In more recent studies Cameriere et al (13) described a new way of calculating the pulp to tooth area ratio (AR) in canines in radiographs.…”

“…The aging of a tooth, as an age estimating method, is promising (6). Examples of these age-related changes, which had been proved reliable, include periodontal status, attrition, apical root resorption, cementum deposition, root smoothness and secondary dentin deposition (7). Based on this features, several methods were established.…”

“…Recently, several methods were compared with the Cameriere's method in diverse countries such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy or Turkey (7,16,17). The Drusini method in a sample of the Turkish population turned out to be less applicable than the Cameriere's method (7).…”