New forensic approach to age determination in children based on tooth eruption.
The present study proposes equations for age determination both in living and dead children, obtained with the help of stepwise ascending multiple linear regression. The equations should be applied, based on the number of erupted teeth and tooth germs, which were detected on radiographs, during clinical examination and in infant skeletal remains. The proposed equations proved to be efficient just like Demirjian's method used as a reference today, and permit age estimation till 20 years of age.
Foti
Bruno
B
Service d'Odontologie, UF 1850 Hôpital Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France.
Lalys
Loïc
L
Adalian
Pascal
P
Giustiniani
Jean
J
Maczel
Marta
M
Signoli
Michel
M
Dutour
Olivier
O
Leonetti
Georges
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*