Preliminary report on a new method of human age estimation from single adult teeth
✍ Scribed by Xu Xiaohu; H.P. Philipsen; N.G. Jablonski; B. Weatherhead; K.M. Pang; Zhu Jiazhen
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 441 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0379-0738
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✦ Synopsis
A total of 317 upper and lower third molars were randomly divided into working and control samples and used to estimate chronological age employing a method which combined multiple regression analysis of data from Gustafson's and Maples's scoring system, direct morphological measurements obtained with a Kontron image analysis system and logarithmic data transformation. The standard errors of estimate were 2.4-6.8 years in the working sample and 1.9-7.5 years when the derived formulae were tested on the control sample, respectively. Compared to previous studies, this method provides a smaller standard error of estimate from a single molar tooth. The method is presently being tested on other tooth categories, like premolars, canines and other types of molars.