Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare the accuracy of three methods for age estimation in children: the measurements of open apices in tooth roots (T), the ratio between the total area of carpal bones and epiphyses of the ulna and radius (HW), and the combined method (THW). The sample consisted of 288 Caucasian Italian children (152 boys and 136 girls) aged between 5 and 15years. Accuracy was determined as the difference between estimated age and chronological age, and accuracy was assessed by analyzing individuals' orthopantomograms and hand-wrist radiographs. Accuracies were 0.41years for girls and 0.54years for boys with the THW method; for the HW method, 1.00years for girls and 0.92years for boys; and for the T method, 0.62years for girls and 0.71years for boys. THW is the most accurate technique for age estimation in these children.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1263-1270 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Forensic Sciences |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sep 2012 |
Keywords
- Accuracy
- Age estimation
- Children
- Forensic science
- Hand-wrist bones
- Tooth development
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Genetics