Accuracy of Tooth Cementum Annulation and Root Dentin Translucency in Age Estimation

Indah Melati Suciyanie, Ferry Pergamus Gultom, Elza Ibrahim Auerkari

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Abstract

Teeth have been known as the most durable body parts even after the soft tissues and other skeletons are destroyed. Therefore, it has been used to estimate age when several changes after death and traumatic tissue injury occur, or fingerprints can no longer be used due to a particular condition. One of the frequently used methods is histologic methods, including root dentin translucency and tooth cementum annulation. Counting the total of cementum annulation in human teeth and adding it to the average age of tooth eruption will result in estimated age at death. Compared with other morphological methods with higher errors, tooth cementum annulation produces a more accurate method to estimate the age at death. Another dental physiological process often used in estimating adult age is root dentin translucency (RDT). RDT increases with age, starting from the apex and progressing to the coronal of the teeth. Many studies have been conducted to estimate the age at death for adults using tooth cementum annulation and root dentine translucency separately, with conflicting results. However, there were only a few comparisons of these methods available. This review aimed to compare the accuracy of both methods in estimating age for different age groups.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication6th Biomedical Engineering''s Recent Progress in Biomaterials, Drugs Development, and Medical Devices
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Biomedical Engineering, ISBE 2021
EditorsSiti Fauziyah Rahman, Ahmad Zakiyuddin, Yudan Whulanza, Nurul Intan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735443716
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2022
Event6th International Symposium of Biomedical Engineering''s Recent Progress in Biomaterials, Drugs Development, and Medical Devices, ISBE 2021 - Depok, Virtual, Indonesia
Duration: 7 Jul 20218 Jul 2021

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2537
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference6th International Symposium of Biomedical Engineering''s Recent Progress in Biomaterials, Drugs Development, and Medical Devices, ISBE 2021
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityDepok, Virtual
Period7/07/218/07/21

Keywords

  • age estimation
  • dental age
  • forensic odontology
  • root dentin translucency
  • tooth cementum annulation

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