https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/issue/feedThe Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS2023-12-27T03:06:33-08:00Vilma Pinchivilma.pinchi@unifi.itOpen Journal Systems<p>This Journal is a peer-reviewed on line publication of papers which should be broadly classifiable as original research, reviews, case reports or news (selected). The Journal welcomes international material for publishing. We would also like to encourage submissions from new authors, recognising the importance of first publications. All papers should comply with the “Guidance to Authors” document printed on the IOFOS.eu website. The JFOS is the official publication of the International Organisation of Forensic Odontostomatology (IOFOS).</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer: </strong>The views/opinions expressed in the publication are those of the authors and not the Editorial Board or Editor. The JFOS is not responsible for any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this issue.</p>https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1682Dental professional’s perspective regarding knowledge, awareness, and attitude towards the importance of charting dental anomalies: a cross-sectional study2023-10-22T05:25:17-07:00Shruti Guptaguptashruti.82@gmail.comNeha Sikkaneha.nehasikka@gmail.comMala Kambojmalskam@gmail.comAnita Hoodaoralanatomy.pgids@uhsr.ac.inAnju Devianjukr24@gmail.comAnjali Narwalanjalinarwal@yahoo.com<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> Presence of dental anomalies could play a significant role in identification of individuals through comparison of antemortem and post mortem data. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and awareness among dental professional regarding importance of charting dental anomalies and maintenance of dental records.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Methodology: </strong>A self-structured questionnaire was e-mailed to dental professionals practicing in India. The responses were recorded, data was tabulated and one way ANOVA and Post Hoc tests were applied for analysis. The criterion for significance was p < .05.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 406 dental professionals responded to the survey. A significant difference was observed in mean attitude score of participants towards importance of charting dental anomalies and maintenance of dental records with regard to place of work (p=.001), gender (p=.044) and educational qualification (p=.039). In addition, statistically significant difference was observed in mean awareness score of participants with regard to place of work (p=.033) and gender (p=.001). The major barrier in maintaining dental records was lack of time followed by lack of adequate knowledge, lack of infrastructure and financial constraints.</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>81.3% and 69.26% study participants had very good awareness and attitude whereas 71.2% had good knowledge regarding importance of charting dental anomalies and maintenance of dental records; however, their inaccurate responses in anomaly identification hinted towards need of proper dental charting and their maintenance to be taught <em>en masse</em> and made part of the BDS curriculum.</p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOShttps://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1531Reverse engineering in forensic investigations: a new approach to bite mark analysis2023-06-25T06:05:24-07:00Enrica Macoranoenricamacorano@gmail.comFederica Melefedemele1987@gmail.comMariagrazia Calvanomg.calvano@gmail.comMirko Leonardellimirkoleonardelli@gmail.comStefano Dumastefano.duma@gmail.comGiovanni De Gabrielegiovannidegabriele95@gmail.comLuigi Maria Galantucciluigimaria.galantucci@poliba.itFrancesco Intronafrancescointronaml@gmail.comValeria Santorovalesantoro07@gmail.comMaria Grazia Guerraenricamacorano@gmail.com<p class="p1">The study of bite marks provides crucial elements that contribute towards identifying the biter. In many cases, it assumes importance when bite marks are detected on the body of a victim of violence, but it could also be relevant when the bite marks are seen on food substances at the crime scene. In both circumstances, comparing the bite marks with a suspect’s dentition can be decisive in confirming or excluding the culpability.</p> <p class="p1">In this case report, a bun (bread roll) with the sign of a bite was found at the crime scene.</p> <p class="p1">We report a pilot study using 3D reproduction of the bite mark on the bun and dental models of the alleged biter and the victim. A reverse engineering process was used to obtain digital 3D models of the bitten bun and the dental models by taking numerous photographs and stitching them together using a software called Metashape by Agisoft.</p> <p class="p1">The last step was to compare the bitemark to the two dental models, evaluating the spatial distance, the degree of overlap, and the degree of interpenetration.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The results confirmed the usefulness of reverse engineering in forensic investigations showing the compatibility between the victim's teeth and the bite mark on the bun.</p> <p> </p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOShttps://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1792The uniqueness of the human dentition revisited: a logical approach to the current impasse2023-12-27T03:06:33-08:00Herman Bernitzbernitz@iafrica.com<p> </p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOShttps://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1584Radiographic evaluation of secondary dentin formation in lower premolars for forensic age diagnosis of 18 years in a sample of South Indian adolescents and young adults2023-07-18T01:15:52-07:00Venkata Chakrapani Kuncha chakrapani921@gmail.comVenkata Soundarya Kolaparthi venkata.ks35@gmail.comRakesh Kumar Raparthidrrakeshraparthi@gmail.comJyothi Tadakamadla j.tadakamadla@latorobe.edu.auSantosh Kumar Tadakamadla s.tadakamadla@latrobe.edu.auSudheer Babu Ballasudheer.bds636@gmail.com<p>There has been an increase in the need for alternate methods of dental age assessment, especially for the forensic age diagnosis of the 18<sup>th</sup> year of life. This is due to the completion of the third molar development before 18 years or the agenesis or therapeutic extractions of the third molars. The present study aimed to verify whether the secondary dentin formation in lower premolars can be used to determine the completion of the 18<sup>th</sup> year of life in a sample of South Indian adolescents and young adults. For this purpose, 800 orthopantomograms of 400 male and 400 female South Indian subjects aged 14- 22 were evaluated. The characteristics of the secondary dentin formation were determined in all mandibular premolars using the stage classification according to Olze et al. (Int J Legal Med 126(4):615-21). The results showed that when stage 3 of secondary dentin formation was reached in the first premolars, the probability of the subject completing the 18<sup>th</sup> year of life was very high. However, only a few individuals in the studied population were at stage 3. Therefore, proceeding cautiously with this degenerative change in lower premolars is advised due to the higher inter-examiner differences. It is also recommended to use this method in conjunction with other age estimation methods. Further research should investigate other degenerative characteristics in the studied population.</p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOShttps://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1591Accuracy of dental age estimations based on individual teeth and staging system comparisons 2023-05-28T12:42:02-07:00Nada Naif Alotaibinanialotaibi@pnu.edu.saFahad A. Aldawoodfah_1412@windowslive.comSakher J. AlQahtaniasakher@ksu.edu.sa<p><strong>AIM:</strong></p> <p>To investigate whether a specific tooth or teeth provide the most accurate estimation of chronological age (CA), and determine which of the three staging systems studied represents dental development for an individual tooth.</p> <p><strong>METHOD:</strong></p> <p>Data were collected from 400 digital panoramic radiographs of healthy Saudi children aged 6.00–15.99 years. Each permanent tooth on the left side was evaluated to determine its developmental stage and dental age using the methods by Moorrees, Fanning, and Hunt (MFH) (1963), as adapted by Smith (1991), Gleiser and Hunt (1955), and Nicodemo et al. (1974). The accuracy (bias) of each tooth type and stage was assessed in relation to the CA, the teeth and the methods were compared, and the accuracy of age estimation using all teeth and the most accurate tooth in each method were compared.</p> <p><strong>RESULT</strong><strong>S</strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p>Regarding staging systems, comparatively, Gleiser and Hunt’ s method had the lowest bias for the lower first molar (-0.50 ± 1.05 years). Nicodemo et al.’s method had a lower bias for all other mandibular teeth compared to the MFH method.</p> <p>For individual teeth using the MFH method, the most and least accurate teeth for the combined sexes were the lower central incisor (-0.59 ± 0.77 years) and the lower first molar (-1.54 ± 0.93 years), respectively. No significant difference was found between the biases when using the lower central incisor alone and when using all teeth for the combined sexes.</p> <p>For individual teeth using Nicodemo et al.’s method, the most and least accurate teeth for combined sexes were the upper central incisor (-0.03 ± 1.01 years) and the lower first molar (-1.08 ± 1.59 years), respectively. A significant difference was found between the biases using the upper central incisor alone and all teeth for the combined sexes, with the upper central incisor exhibiting the lowest bias (-0.03 ± 1.01years) (<em>P</em>=0.028).</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong></p> <p>Comparatively, Nicodemo et al.’s method had the lowest bias for all teeth except for the lower first molar, where Gleiser and Hunt's method had the lowest bias. This, however, should not be confused with precision. MFH’s staging system was more representative of dental development for an individual tooth.</p> <p>For combined sexes, the lower central and lateral incisors were the most accurate teeth using the MFH method. The upper central incisor and lower first premolar were the most accurate teeth using Nicodemo et al.’s method. The lower first molar was the least accurate tooth using both methods.</p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOShttps://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1586Bibliometric analysis of research on dental age estimation2023-05-08T00:23:29-07:00Sujitha Ponrajsonali7695@gmail.comKavitha Ramarkavidr@gmail.comRajakumar Sekarrajakums@srmist.edu.inAnand Kasianandkasi07@gmail.com<p>Dental age estimation plays a key role in therapeutic, medicolegal, forensic, and anthropological applications. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the research progress on dental age estimation using bibliometric analysis. Data were gathered from Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed. Keyword co-occurrence analysis, collaboration network analysis, and descriptive analysis of bibliographic data were all completed using VOS viewer and Biblioshiny software. There has been an ongoing but gradual rise in research regarding dental age estimation, with notable increase since 2014. The country with the most publications published (205) was India. The year of 2018 (TP = 92) and 2021 (TP = 100) saw a rapid spike in publications and citations, respectively. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, which has 153 citations, was the most productive institution. Forensic Science International was the journal with the greatest number of publications (73). Author Cameriere had the maximum number of publications (30). The increase in publications associated to collaboration across numerous authors, nations, and institutes serves as evidence of the significant improvement in dental age estimation. This citation analysis allows for the identification of the most relevant and pertinent research fields while providing a view on the development of research in the field of dental age estimation.</p>2023-12-27T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2023 The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS