Age estimation from maxillary central incisor pulp chamber using dental radiographs
1 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Dental Hospital, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(03), 1137–1140
Publication history:
Received on 19 November 2022; revised on 22 December 2022; accepted on 25 December 2022
Abstract:
Age estimation using the radiographic method is a simple and non-invasive method that is suitable for age estimation because it can provide information about tooth maturity and morphological changes related to increasing age and is feasible to do in both living and dead persons. The maxillary central incisor teeth are selected for age estimation because it has a single root, large pulp and tends to present in old age. This study aimed to estimate age based on the Kvaal method on the maxillary central incisors using dental radiographs. This is an analytic observational study using 46 samples of dental radiographs of maxillary central incisors. The measurements were based on the Kvaal method, analyzing the pulp/tooth ratio and then substituted to linear regression to obtain the biological age. The difference between chronological age and biological age about 1.76 years. Kvaal method on the maxillary central incisors using dental is reliable for age estimation with the difference between chronological age and biological age about 1.76 years.
Keywords:
Kvaal’s method; Maxillary Central Incisors; Age estimation; Periapical Radiograph;
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