title: Comparative analysis of sclerotic dentinal changes in attrited and carious teeth around pulp chamber for age determination.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to estimate age by comparing sclerotic dentin thickness around coronal pulp chamber in carious and attrited teeth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Inclusion criteria for teeth selection was eruption age around six to seven years (incisors and first molars). 100 teeth (50 carious + 50 attrited) were ground up to their pulp chamber, observed and photographed under an Olympus stereomicroscope. Image J 1.38 NIH software was employed to analyze dentinal thickness.
  
  
  METHODS
  Regression formula was employed for evaluating age and compared with clinical age obtained at time of extraction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No matching values were found between calculated age and actual clinical age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sclerotic dentin thickness values cannot be used as an indicator for the purpose of age estimation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, MM-College of Dental Sciences and Research, M.M. University, Ambala 133203, Haryana, India. shailjachatterjee@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000366:Age Determination by Teeth / Q000379:methods*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000473:pathology*; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology*; D005553:Forensic Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D023861:Photography, Dental; D012044:Regression Analysis; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult