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Research paper thumbnail of AGE ESTIMATION BASED ON PULP-TOOTH VOLUME RATIO USING CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES

Stomatological review, 2023

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between chronological age and p... more Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between chronological age and pulp/tooth volume (PV/TV) ratio of intercanine teeth using cone beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images and to provide equations for age estimation based on PV/TV ratio. Methods: The study was conducted on CBCT scans of 30 patients of the Faculty of Dentistry University of Sarajevo. The sample included 17 males and 13 females with chronological age ranging from 17 to 54 years. A total of 180 teeth (central, lateral incisors and canines) were evaluated. Pulp and tooth volume of 180 teeth were measured using ITK software. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the correlation between chronological age and PV/TV ratio. The simple linear regression model was used to determine the formula in order to estimate chronological age. Results: The regression analysis showed the highest Pearson correlation (0.612) for the maxillary central incisor. PV/TV ratio showed no statistical differences between male and female subjects (p>0.05), therefore no gender related formula was developed. Conclusion: Strongest correlation was found between the age and PV/TV ratio measured on maxillary central incisors. This study showed that PV/TV ratio was not gender dependent. The obtained valid regression formula in this study can serve as a tool for age estimation. This formula should be further validated on a larger sample size.

Research paper thumbnail of AGE ESTIMATION BASED ON PULP-TOOTH VOLUME RATIO USING CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES

Stomatological review, 2023

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between chronological age and p... more Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between chronological age and pulp/tooth volume (PV/TV) ratio of intercanine teeth using cone beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images and to provide equations for age estimation based on PV/TV ratio. Methods: The study was conducted on CBCT scans of 30 patients of the Faculty of Dentistry University of Sarajevo. The sample included 17 males and 13 females with chronological age ranging from 17 to 54 years. A total of 180 teeth (central, lateral incisors and canines) were evaluated. Pulp and tooth volume of 180 teeth were measured using ITK software. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the correlation between chronological age and PV/TV ratio. The simple linear regression model was used to determine the formula in order to estimate chronological age. Results: The regression analysis showed the highest Pearson correlation (0.612) for the maxillary central incisor. PV/TV ratio showed no statistical differences between male and female subjects (p>0.05), therefore no gender related formula was developed. Conclusion: Strongest correlation was found between the age and PV/TV ratio measured on maxillary central incisors. This study showed that PV/TV ratio was not gender dependent. The obtained valid regression formula in this study can serve as a tool for age estimation. This formula should be further validated on a larger sample size.

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