2018, Number 59
Predictive relationship of Pulp Coronal Cavity Index with chronological age and gender in adult patients
Castillo A, Ceballos O, Quevedo M, Santamaria R, Labrador ME
Language: Spanish
References: 18
Page: 1550-1557
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ABSTRACT
Introduction. Defining human beings chronological age is considered as an important aspect of Forensic Dentistry and Medicine. Teeth have characteristics that allows to preserve after the organic tissue decomposition take place and there its use in identification and chronological age definition for patients. Objective. To determinate the predictive Correlación between the Tooth-Coronal Index and chronological age and gender of individuals using panoramic radiographs. Materials and methods. A descriptive/Correlaciónal/predictive, transversal non experimental research study was conducted in a population of 736 patients. 100 patients of this population were selected (men and female), ranging from 15 to 45 years old who did not suffer from dental diseases or abnormalities. Digital panoramic radiographs were taken in patients to measure the length (mm) of the jaw second premolar and molar coronal pulp cavity and crowns to determine the Tooth-Coronal Index. A descriptive and a correlative analysis was conducted and a simple linear regression was performed to determine the predictive strength of TCI with chronological age. Results. The study has shown minimal Correlación of inverse dependency between chronological age and jaw second premolars and molars coronal pulp cavity length. Also, higher prediction in jaw second premolar’s TCI in males than females was registered. However, this results weren´t significant, because of its low predictive validity Conclusions. Specific differentiation patterns on rank ages, gender factors in relation with CPCI could not be achieved on the population study. A differentiation patter between rank ages and genre with this method was not proved. A minimal Correlación of inverse dependency between chronological age and jaw second premolars and molars coronal pulp cavity length was registered. However the contribution of this predictive model was not statistically significant.REFERENCES
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