1Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
2Professor and Head, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
3Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
4Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
5Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai
Age estimation of an individual using dental records is a valuable method in cases of identification and in legal cases, thus age estimation finds a pivotal play in forensic dentistry. There are two methods of age estimation one is the direct method, which uses extracted teeth a histological analysis of the same, and the indirect method using x-rays and CT examinations.
The study aims apply the Olze's formula of age estimation to estimate the age of the individual using the orthopantomograph.
Digital panoramic images of 20 individuals (10 males and 10 females) from the same centre; were retrospectively collected for this study. Blinding was done to avoid bias and the evaluation of the x-rays was performed in a randomized way. The formulas were applied and the observations were tabulated.
The precision of the formula is found to be statistically significant with both the observers. The inter observer agreement was found to be moderate.
The Olze's method for age estimation proves to be a very good, non-invasive, indirect method to estimate the age of an individual. Further studies need to be performed to check the validity of the formula for various age groups and to check the validity of the equation
Age determination by teeth, Forensic anthropology, Forensic dentistry, orthopantomograph, Olze's method
