Estimation of legal age using calcification stages of third molars in living individuals
| Autor: | Jan-Falco Wilbrand, Christopher Kähling, Marcel A. Verhoff, Hans-Peter Howaldt, Philipp Streckbein, Rolf-Hasso Bödeker, Andreas May, Isabelle Reichert, Heidrun Schaaf |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Molar medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Dentistry Pathology and Forensic Medicine Young Adult Radiography Panoramic medicine Humans Stage (cooking) Young adult Date of birth education Retrospective Studies Estimation education.field_of_study business.industry Medical jurisprudence medicine.disease Female Molar Third Age Determination by Teeth business Tooth Calcification Forensic Dentistry Calcification Demography |
| Zdroj: | Science & Justice. 54:447-450 |
| ISSN: | 1355-0306 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scijus.2014.08.005 |
| Popis: | The increased number of adolescents and young adults with unknown or inaccurately given date of birth is a current issue in justice and legal medicine. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which third molar calcification stages assessed on panoramic X-rays could be useful as additional criteria for forensic age estimation in living individuals, focusing on the legally important ages 17 and 18. In a retrospective multi-center study, the developmental stage of each individual's third molar was analyzed using Demirjian's scale in 2360 cases. Additionally, sex, age and ancestry were assessed. Individuals with the lowest calcification stage of all present molars in stage H were ≥18 years with a likelihood of ≥99.05% in the female (n=388), and ≥99.24% in the male (n=482) population. The lowest calcification stage of all present third molars proved to be useful as an additional reliable criterion for the determination of an age ≥18 years. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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