An Assessment of Radiological Age Estimation Method Using Mandibular First Molars in Korean Adults

• DOI: 10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.1.7
• Publication Date: 2017-03-13T11:14:19Z
• Authors: Hye-Mi Jeon; Jae-Woo Jeon; So-Yeun Kim; Kyung-Hwa Jung; Soo-Min Ok; Sung-Hee Jeong; Yong-Woo Ahn
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine

Age estimation is important in the practice of forensic science to establish identity human remains, as well with living persons. Particularly Korea, age adults has been increase demand for incorrect birth records order be entitled civil liability, social benefits, employment. The reduction pulp cavity size a result secondary dentin deposit increasing could used estimate age. This regressive change can analyzed using radiological techniques; thus, variety methods dental based on this approach have proposed. purpose study evaluate concurrence between Drusini's method and Jeon's mandibular first molar orthopantomographs (OPGs) Korean adults. A total 232 OPGs (91 females 141 males) individuals ages ranging from 20 69 years were method. Our results revealed that correlation two was statistically significant (r=0.501). Both showed chronological age, greater (r=0.738) than (r=0.586). mean absolute error 7.99 9.79 demonstrate practical suitable