Micrometric measurements by scanning electron microscope (SEM) for dental age estimation in adults

Authors

  • P. S. Kedici University of Ankara, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey
  • S. Atsü Oral Health Center of Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
  • K. Gökdemir Crilninal Police Laboratory, Ankara, Turkey
  • Y. Sarikaya Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Ankara, Turkey
  • F. Gürbüz Department of Statistics, University of Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Determining age from dental structure is a well documented forensic procedure and the data may be used as auxiliary information in identification. In this study 20 measurements of different variables in incisor teeth were obtained using a SEM micrometric scaler and the results were stastically correlated with age by the multiple regression method. A formula was then derived from the calculations for age estimation which gave statistically acceptable results. Gender ditferences were also investigated and when separated delivered even stronger correlation.

Author Biography

P. S. Kedici, University of Ankara, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey

Dr Saadet Atsii
Feneryolu Sok. No:5-1l
06010 Etlik, Ankara
Turkey

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Published

2023-07-27

How to Cite

Kedici, P. S., Atsü, S., Gökdemir, K., Sarikaya, Y., & Gürbüz, F. (2023). Micrometric measurements by scanning electron microscope (SEM) for dental age estimation in adults. The Journal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology - JFOS, 18(2), 22: 26. Retrieved from https://ojs.iofos.eu/index.php/Journal/article/view/1736

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2000): JFOS issue 2 2000

Section

Age Estimation