1Research assistant, Dept. Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2Reader, Dept. Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4Senior lecturer, Dept. Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5PG student, Dept. Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
6Prof. & Head, Dept. Public Health Dentistry, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
7PG student, Department of Oral Pathology, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
*Corresponding Author: Email id: gsunayana@yahoo.com.
Online published on 11 October, 2017.
Age estimation has been a dentist's cup of tea with regard to forensic dentistry. It is easy, widely adapted and reliable procedure during mass disasters. Traditionally, dentinal translucency has been measured using Vernier Calipers and technology is seldom used.
This study was aimed at integrating the computer based digitalization to measure dentinal translucency on sectioned teeth translucency measurements.
Twenty extracted permanent teeth were collected and were sectioned. They were then mounted on the scanner and scanned. The scanned images were then measured using American Board of Forensic Odontology Scale (ABFO) No. 2 Scale. The length of translucency was measured using Adobe Photoshop
Correlation coefficients of translucency measurements of the estimated age showed a high degree of correlation with the actual age with a mean difference of ± 10. The relation was linear with translucency as a better indicator with advancing age
The translucency measurements obtained by the digital methods can be recommended to save time in comparison with the manual method.
Age assessment, Dentinal translucency, Computer, Adobe Photoshop, Forensic Dentistry
