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Lenticular card: a new method for denture identification.

Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian

Society for Dental Research, {Indian-J-Dent-Res}, Jan-Mar 2010, vol.

21, no. 1, p. 112-4, ISSN: 1998-3603.

Colvenkar-Shreya-S.

Department of Prosthodontics, MNR Dental College and Hospital,

Sangareddy, Andhra Pradesh, India.

AIM: The need for denture marking is important for forensic and

social reasons in case patients need to be identified individually.

Majority of the surface marking and inclusion techniques are

expensive, time consuming, and do not permit the incorporation of

large amounts of information. In this article, the method to include

a lenticular identification card stood out from the currently

available denture marking methods in various ways. The lenticular

card stores the patient's information has two or more images that can

be viewed by changing the angle of view. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The

maxillary denture was processed according to the manufacturer's

instructions. The lenticular identification card was incorporated in

the external posterior buccal surface of the maxillary denture using

salt and pepper technique. For testing of durability, denture with

the identifier was placed in water for up to 4 months. CONCLUSION:

The proposed method is simple, cheap, and can store a large amount of

information, thus allowing quick identification of the denture

wearer. The labels showed no sign of fading or deterioration.

English.

2010.
Age estimation in children by measurement of open apices in teeth: an

Indian formula.

International journal of legal medicine, {Int-J-Legal-Med}, May 2010

(epub: 03 Mar 2010), vol. 124, no. 3, p. 237-41, ISSN: 1437-1596.

Rai-Balwant, Kaur-J, Cingolani-Mariano, Ferrante-Luigi, Cameriere-

Roberto.

Ex-Lecture PDM Dental College, Bahadurgarh, India.

raibalwant29@rediffmail.com.

The aim of this paper is twofold: first, to evaluate an Indian sample

by Cameriere's European formula; and second, if this formula turns

out to be unsuitable, to study a specific formula for Indian

children. Orthopantomographs taken from 480 Indian children (227

girls and 253 boys) aged between 3 and 15 years were analyzed.

Following the pilot study, subjects' age was modeled as a function of

gender (g), region of country (C), and morphological variables

(predictors: x (5), the distance between the inner sides of the open

apex of the second premolar divided by the tooth length; s

=x1+x2+x3+x4+x5+x6+x7, sum of normalized open apices; N (0,) the

number of teeth with root development complete. Results showed that

all these variables except gender and second premolar contributed

significantly to the fit so that all were included in the regression

model, yielding the following linear regression formula: Age

=9.402-0.879C+0.663 N0-0.711s-0.106s N0 where C is a dummy variable

equal to 0 for the center or north of India and 1 for the south. The

above equation, with the variables considered, explained 89.7% (R (2)

= 0.897) of total deviance. The median of the residuals (observed age

minus predicted age) was -0.063 years, with an interquartile range of

1.10 years.

English.

2010.
Is post-mortem CT of the dentition adequate for correct forensic

identification? Comparison of dental computed tomography and visual

dental record.

International journal of legal medicine, {Int-J-Legal-Med}, May 2010

(epub: 10 Feb 2010), vol. 124, no. 3, p. 257-8; author reply 259,

ISSN: 1437-1596.

Kirchhoff-Sonja, Fischer-Florian, Grimm-Jochen.

English.

Comment on: Int J Legal Med. 2008 Jul; 122(4):301-7.

2010.

Evaluation of the radiographic visibility of the root pulp in the

lower third molars for the purpose of forensic age estimation in

living individuals.

International journal of legal medicine, {Int-J-Legal-Med}, May 2010

(epub: 29 Jan 2010), vol. 124, no. 3, p. 183-6, ISSN: 1437-1596.

Olze-Andreas, Solheim-Tore, Schulz-Ronald, Kupfer-Michael, Schmeling-

Andreas.

Institute of Legal Medicine, Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin,

Turmstrasse 21, 10559, Berlin, Germany.

The question of whether an individual has reached the age of 18 is of

crucial importance in forensic age estimation practice. In some

countries, the age threshold of 21 years is relevant as well. A

completed mineralization of third molars is not a sufficient

criterion for a diagnosis of a minimum age of 18 years with the

required probability. In a material of 1,198 orthopantomograms from

629 females and 569 males aged between 15 and 40 years, the

visibility of the root pulp of fully mineralized lower third molars

was evaluated according to stages 0, 1, 2, and 3. In females, stage 0

was first noticed at age 17.2 years, in males at age 17.6 years. In
either sex, the earliest observation of stage 1 was between 21.0 and

22.4 years. Stage 2 was first achieved by males between 22.3 and 22.7

years, by females between 23.4 and 24.7 years. The occurrence of

stage 3 was first found in both sexes between 25.1 and 25.9 years.

These findings indicate that for stage 0, an age below 18 years

cannot be excluded. However, for stage 1, the examined individual

must be over 18 years of age and most probably over 21 years of age.

For stages 2 and 3, the age can safely be stated to be over 21 years

of age. This method may be a powerful tool for forensic dentists in

age estimation in asylum and criminal proceedings.

English.

2010.

Sexual dimorphism of the mandible in a modern Egyptian population.

Journal of forensic and legal medicine, {J-Forensic-Leg-Med}, May

2010 (epub: 04 Mar 2010), vol. 17, no. 4, p. 213-5, ISSN: 1878-7487.

Kharoshah-Magdy-Abdel-Azim, Almadani-Osama, Ghaleb-Sherien-Salah,

Zaki-Mamdouh-Kamal, Fattah-Yasser-Ahmed-Abdel.

Forensic Medicine Center, General Directorate of Health Affairs,

Eastern Province, Dammam, King Khaled Street, 6668/31176 KSA, Saudi

Arabia. drmkharoshah@hotmail.com.

Although human sex difference are now better known worldwide, there

are few osteometric studies designed for sex assessment in Egyptians.

The current study is the first to be conducted on this population to

evaluate sex determination using osteometric mandibular measurements.

By the use of spiral CT scan with three dimension reconstruction

modality six mandibular measurements were assessed in 330 person (165

males and 165 females). These were subjected to statistical analysis.

Many variables showed significant differences and included:

bicondylar breadth, gonial angle and minimum ramus breadth. The study

concluded that the overall predictive accuracy of this prediction

model was 83.9% for whole studied persons. The correct predictive

accuracy was 83.6% in males and 84.2% in females.

Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal

Medicine. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

English.

2010.

Age estimation in Indians from pulp/tooth area ratio of mandibular

canines.

Forensic science international, {Forensic-Sci-Int}, 15 Apr 2010

(epub: 27 Jan 2010), vol. 197, no. 1-3, p. 125.e1-4, ISSN: 1872-6283.

Babshet-Medha, Acharya-Ashith-B, Naikmasur-Venkatesh-G.

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SDM College of Dental

Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.

In India, age estimation of living individuals is gaining importance,

particularly in cases of child labour, ascertaining majority status

and to assess disputed age in criminals. Previous studies on adult

age prediction in Indians have focused on histological parameters,

which are invasive in nature and not feasible in the living. Methods

for age estimation in living adults make use of radiographs to

indirectly measure the rate of secondary dentine deposition and

studies have focused on ratios of linear measurements rather than

absolute dimensions per se. Recently, the ratio of the pulp/tooth

area of canines was suggested by a group in Italy who developed

regression formulas for age estimation. The present study has

assessed the usefulness of one of the formulas on an Indian sample

and also examined the use of an India-specific equation in age

prediction. Intraoral periapical digital radiographs of mandibular

canines were obtained from 143 individuals (aged 20-70 years) using

the paralleling technique; pulp and tooth areas were measured using a

commercially available computer software programme and the pulp/tooth

area ratio was computed. Age was calculated using the Italian formula

which revealed a mean absolute error (MAE) of 11.01 years in Indians,

an error recognisably greater than the 4.38 years reported in the

Italian sample. The divergence may be explained on account of

population differences that exist between Italians and Indians as

well as variation in the pattern of secondary dentine deposition in

Indians. The Indian formula derived (age=64.413-(195.265 x PTR),

where PTR is the pulp/tooth area ratio) was applied on a control

group of 35 radiographs. The Italian formula was also applied on the

control sample to ascertain if the Indian formula markedly improved

age prediction. No apparent difference was observed between the two

(MAE was 10.76 and 11.58 years, respectively, using the Indian and

Italian formula) however, the Indian formula had a tendency to

produce more 'stable' age estimates. This could be on account of low

correlation (r=-0.34) between secondary dentine deposition and age in

Indians and the consequent large pulp/tooth area ratio in some cases;

such cases would invariably result in very low age estimates using

the Italian formula, unlike the Indian formula which had factored in

the low correlation.

Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

English.

2010.

Dental age assessment among Iranian children aged 6-13 years using

the Demirjian method.

Forensic science international, {Forensic-Sci-Int}, 15 Apr 2010

(epub: 08 Jan 2010), vol. 197, no. 1-3, p. 121.e1-4, ISSN: 1872-6283.

Bagherpour-A, Imanimoghaddam-M, Bagherpour-M-R, Einolghozati-M.

Department of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry & Dental Research

Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

bagherpour.ali@gmail.com.
BACKGROUND: Many methods of age estimation have been suggested, and

of these, the Demirjian method is the most frequently used. The

objective of the present study is to test the accuracy of the

Demirjian method for age estimation in an Iranian population.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 141 boys and

170 girls selected by a convenience sampling method was carried out.

Panoramic radiography was used to score the left mandibular teeth and

to obtain the Demirjian tooth age. RESULTS: The Demirjian method

overestimated the age of boys by 0.34 years and girls by 0.25 years.

The scatter plots showing the difference between estimated dental age

and chronological age for boys and girls showed that the regression

lines had a decreasing trend with age. The mean difference between

estimated dental age and chronological age in boys decreased with age

(except in the oldest age group of boys). In contrast, it increased

in girls between the ages of 6-8 years old, and then decreased.

CONCLUSION: The results show that the Demirjian method is appropriate

for estimating the dental age of patients, especially those belonging

to the 9-13 year old age group. However, in the younger age groups,

further study involving more cases is required.

Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

English.

2010.

Integrating dental data in missing persons and unidentified remains

investigations: the RESOLVE INITIATIVE and DIP3.

Forensic science international, {Forensic-Sci-Int}, 15 Apr 2010

(epub: 06 Dec 2009), vol. 197, no. 1-3, p. e31-5, ISSN: 1872-6283.

Kogon-S, Arnold-J, Wood-R, Merner-L.

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western

Ontario, London, ON, Canada. Stan.Kogon@schulich.uwo.ca.

DIP3, a computerized aid to assist in dental identification, was

integrated into the RESOLVE INITIATIVE, a joint endeavour by the

Ontario Provincial Police and the Office of the Chief Coroner for

Ontario, to resolve cases of missing persons (MP) and unidentified

remains (UNID). Dental data, from the UNID, collected by the coroner

and the dental records of MP, provided by investigating police, are

streamed separately for input into a dedicated computer program. All

dental management is provided by forensic dentists. The advantage of

having experienced dentists managing this data is explained. A

description of the RESOLVE INITIATIVE and DIP3, including the method

used for record transmission is provided.

Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

English.

2010.

Dental identification of a decomposed body.

Medicinski arhiv, {Med-Arh}, 2010, vol. 64, no. 2, p. 125-6, ISSN:

0350-199X.

Blakaj-Flamur, Bicaj-Teuta, Bicaj-Besnik.

Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Clinical Center of Kosovo,

Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. flamurblakaj@hotmail.com.

The dental identification of humans occurs for a number of different

reasons, mainly in those cases when the body is fragmentized or

disfigured and visual recognition cannot be done. The advanced step

of putrefaction disables determination of identity by recognition. We

report the case of an unknown man, found near Gjakova district, in

2000. The body was in advanced step of putrefaction. The identity of

victim was unknown. The post mortem dental identification was done in

the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Prishtina. The availability of

dental records and radiographs allowed as to positively identify the

body using teeth comparison method.

English.
2010.