Naslov
Age of majority assessment in Dutch individuals based on Cameriere’s third molar maturity index

Autori
Boyacıoğlu Doğru, Hatice ; Gulsahi, Ayşe ; Çehreli, Sevi Burçak ; Galić, Ivan ; van der Stelt, Paul ; Cameriere, Roberto

Izvornik
Forensic science international (0379-0738) 282 (2018); 231e1-231e6

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Adult age ; Third molars ; Third molar maturity index ; Age estimation ; Netherlands ; Forensic Anthropology Population Data

Sažetak
Radiological examination of the third molar is done in living individuals for estimation of chronological age, especially in the late adolescence. The aim of this study was to assess the application of Cameriere’s third molar maturity index (I3M) to determine whether an individual is 18 years or older (adult) or younger than 18 years (minor) in a sample of Dutch individuals. The sample consisted of panoramic images of 360 individuals aged between 14 and 22 years old. Three observers performed the measurements. Gender was not statistically significant in discriminating adults and minors. The highest value of the Youden index of the receiver operating curve analysis was for the value of I3M < 0.08 in discriminating individuals as minor or adult. The specificity (Sp) and sensitivity (Se) results for females were 96.3% and 72.7% respectively. The Sp and Se for males were 95.0% and 84.0% respectively. The probabilities of correctly classified individuals were 83.3% and 88.9%, and Bayes post-test probability was 96.3% and 95.7% in females and males respectively. Obtained results showed that the specific cut-off point of I3M < 0.08 may be a useful and reliable method for adult age assessment in a Dutch population.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Dentalna medicina, Vojno-obrambene i sigurnosno-obavještajne znanosti i umijeće

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