Accuracy of different dental age estimation methods for determining the legal majority of 18 years in the Turkish population

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dc.authorid0000-0001-8633-1764
dc.authorid0000-0002-9999-0811
dc.authorid0000-0002-6383-3371
dc.authorid0000-0001-5373-8314
dc.contributor.authorAkman, Hayri
dc.contributor.authorSurme, Koray
dc.contributor.authorCimen, Tansu
dc.contributor.authorAyyildiz, Halil
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:30:54Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:30:54Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives Radiographic evaluation of the third molar maturation is used to estimate dental age, especially in adolescence. This study aimed to assess the application of three age estimation methods (Cameriere's third molar maturity index (I-3M), Demirjian's maturation stages, and The London Atlas) to determine whether an individual is 18 years or older (adult) or younger than 18 years (minor). Materials and methods The dental age was estimated using the I-3M, Demirjian's maturation stages, and The London Atlas methods on panoramic radiograms of a total of 500 Turkish individuals aged 14-22 years. A logistic model was derived with an individual's adult or minor status as the dependent variable, and each method and sex as predictive variables. The adult status was determined using dental age estimation methods and the performance of these methods in differentiating adults from minors was evaluated. The three methods were compared case-wise for their accuracy in predicting adult status. Results Logistic regression analysis showed that sex and each estimation method were statistically significant in discriminating adults and minors (p < 0.05). In the case-wise comparison for estimate adulthood, both Demirjian's stages and I-3M methods tended to perform better than the London Atlas method, with this trend reaching statistical significance (p < 0.05). Conclusions Cameriere's I-3M and Demirjian's development stages are useful methods for adult age assessment in the tested population.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00784-022-04417-w
dc.identifier.endpage4547
dc.identifier.issn1432-6981
dc.identifier.issn1436-3771
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.pmid35194681
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85124991588
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage4537
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-022-04417-w
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5520
dc.identifier.volume26
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000759412600002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Heidelberg
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Oral Investigations
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjectForensic dentistry
dc.subjectRadiology
dc.subjectDental age estimation
dc.subjectThird molar
dc.subjectForensic sciences
dc.titleAccuracy of different dental age estimation methods for determining the legal majority of 18 years in the Turkish population
dc.typeArticle

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