A Test of Age Estimation Methods on Impacted Third Molars in Males.
J Forensic Sci
; 64(1): 196-200, 2019 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
This study tests the relationship between third molar impaction and its concomitant effect on age estimation methods. Data were collected on radiographs of males analyzed in the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Laboratory (n = 114). Radiographs of skeletonized individuals were scored for dental development, and age was assigned based on the appropriate ancestry-based method. Differences between identified age and estimated dental age were assessed to determine whether molar impaction affected root development and age estimations. Results indicate that impacted teeth tend to be underdeveloped and result in age estimates that are too low. While these results are of note to anthropologists and odontologists performing dental age estimates, more work is needed to explore the effect of impaction on development among a more diverse sample.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dente Impactado
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Determinação da Idade pelos Dentes
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Dente Serotino
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
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J Forensic Sci
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article