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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Forensic age estimation in living subjects: The ethnic factor in wisdom tooth mineralization
International Journal of Legal Medicine, Volume 118, No. 3, Year 2004
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Description
Radiological assessment of the mineralization stage of third molars is a major criterion for age estimation of living people involved in criminal proceedings. To date insufficient knowledge has been obtained about how the ethnic origin can influence tooth mineralization. A comparative study of wisdom tooth mineralization was carried out on three population samples: one German, one Japanese and one South African. To this end, 3,652 conventional orthopantomograms were evaluated on the basis of Demirjian's stages. The Japanese subjects were on average 1-2 years older than their German counterparts upon reaching stages D-F, whereas the South African subjects were on average 1-2 years younger than the Germans when displaying stages D-G. To enhance the accuracy of forensic age estimates based on wisdom tooth mineralization we recommend the use of population-specific standards. © Springer-Verlag 2004.
Authors & Co-Authors
Olze, Andreas
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Schmeling, Andreas
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Taniguchi, Mari
Japan, Osaka
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
Maeda, Hitoshi
Japan, Osaka
Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine
van Niekerk, Pieter J.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Wernecke, Klaus Dieter
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Geserick, Günther
Germany, Berlin
Humboldt-universität zu Berlin
Statistics
Citations: 280
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00414-004-0434-7
ISSN:
09379827
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study