Reliability of Third Molar Development for Age Estimation by Radiographic Examination (Demirjian’s Method)

Reliability of Third Molar Development for Age Estimation by Radiographic Examination (Demirjian's Method).

INTRODUCTION Dental age estimation methods are of particular value because teeth are highly resistant to mechanical, chemical, or physical impacts and time. Teeth are the strongest parts in the human body and are therefore very resistant to external influences, such as extreme temperatures, explosions, and other extreme conditions, which make them available for extensive postmortem periods. A...

Age estimation using third molar development.

Teeth are the most durable structures in the human body. The pattern of their development has been used as a credible technique of age determination of unidentified bodies. Dental age estimation is by comparison of the dental status of an individual with published dental surveys. The third molars are the last teeth to erupt and are regarded as the most variable in the dentition. Nevertheless, r...

Reliability of third molar development for age estimation in a Texas Hispanic population: a comparison study.

Evaluating third molars from 950 Hispanic individuals aged 12-22 years using Demirjian's schematic for crown and root formation found that Hispanic third molar development was 8-18 months faster than American Caucasians as reported by Mincer, Harris and Berryman in 1993. This represents a statistically significant increase. Earlier development was more apparent in the later stages F through H. ...

Reliability of third molar development for age estimation in Gujarati population: A comparative study

BACKGROUND Age assessment may be a crucial step in postmortem profiling leading to confirmative identification. In children, Demirjian's method based on eight developmental stages was developed to determine maturity scores as a function of age and polynomial functions to determine age as a function of score. AIM Of this study was to evaluate the reliability of age estimation using Demirjian's...

Chronological Age Estimation Based on Third Molar Development in A