Root dentine transparency: age determination of human teeth using computerized densitometric analysis.

Abstract:

:Root dentine transparency (RDT) was used to estimate the ages of human subjects from 152 intact teeth. Teeth were from 134 subjects, both historical and recent, of known age and sex. The aims of this work are 1) to compare two methods of using RDT to estimate age; 2) to test the applicability of the regression formulae for estimating age obtained from a recent sample on an historical sample; and 3) to estimate the suitability of RDT to determine age at death of 100-year-old skeletons. RDT was measured by two techniques: 1) computerized densitometric analysis and 2) vernier caliper. Age estimations based on computerized densitometric analysis were no more accurate than were those determined by caliper measurement; both give a predictive success of +/- 5 years in about 45-48% of cases for premolars. The television-based digitization system has some disadvantages: It is expensive, not portable, and requires some training to use. However, it furnishes a more standardized method, a rapid graphic illustration of the results, and an immediate storage of statistical information for future use.

journal_name

Am J Phys Anthropol

authors

Drusini A,Calliari I,Volpe A

doi

10.1002/ajpa.1330850105

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-05-01 00:00:00

pages

25-30

issue

1

eissn

0002-9483

issn

1096-8644

journal_volume

85

pub_type

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