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AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH

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Solheim T, Vonen A, Kvaal SI. Odontological age estimation of living persons with special reference to young asylum seeker: The Norwegian approach. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2008;42(4):350-62.

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Title in English:	Odontological age estimation of living persons with special reference to young asylum seeker: The Norwegian approach
Title in Croatian:	Norveški pristup procjeni starosti živih osoba s posebnim osvrtom na mlade azilante
Type of Article:	professional paper
MeSH:	AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH ADOLESCENT EMIGRANTS AND IMIGRANTS
Abstract:	The age of a living person which is defined as the time elapsed since the date of birth may sometimes be queried for various reasons. In Norway, this may happen with children adopted from abroad and refugees who arrived without identification papers. It is the civil rights of a person in a modern society to have a correct date of birth. Unaccompanied asylum seekers under the age of 18 years have the right to be treated as children or minors. He cannot so easily be denied access nor returned and the likelihood of a permanent permission to stay increases. It is therefore tempting for young asylum seekers to pretend to be younger than they really are. In the latter years several young asylum seekers have arrived in Norway claiming to be younger than 18 years of age, but cannot produce official papers to verify this. In the year 2002 approximately 900 people claiming to be minors arrived in Norway and the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) wanted to have the age verified from biological markers as were already done in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Contact was established with the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Oslo and a project for estimation the age based on teeth started. At the same time initiation was made to take radiographs of the hand and wrist bones and have age assessments from these performed at one of the university hospitals in Oslo. Independent reports were submitted to UDI from both institutions. The aim of this paper is to show the technique we use at the Faculty of Dentistry in Oslo including some examples.

Brkić H, Miličević M, Petrovečki M. Forensic Determination of Dental Age of Adults Forenzično određivanje dentalne dobi kod odraslih. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2008;42(3):267-72.

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Title in English:	Forensic Determination of Dental Age of Adults Forenzično određivanje dentalne dobi kod odraslih
Title in Croatian:	Forenzično određivanje dentalne dobi kod odraslih Forenzično određivanje dentalne dobi kod odraslih
Type of Article:	original scientific paper
MeSH:	FORENSIC DENTISTRY AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH TOOTH ATTRITION
Abstract:	Objectives: Estimaiting the dental age of the adult human remains can often be of great importance in forensic identifi cation cases, and also provides valuable data in paleodontology. The aim of the present study was to compare chronological age with estimated dental age by the method according to Johanson, published in 1971. Material and Methods: 140 permanent intact teeth without dental fi llings and/or dental cavity were taken. The known age was ranging from 18 to 80 years. The average age was 45 years. For the dental age estimation the method according to Johanson was used. Every tooth was subject to longitudinal section of the midpulpal area in a vestibulo-lingual plane. Six variables were analyzed: secondary dentin, attrition, cementum apposition, root resorption, periodontal recession, and root translucency. The results of the chronological and the estimated age have been statistically compared using Person’s correlation coeffi cient and regression analysis. Results: The results showed strong correlation coeffi cient r=0.85; p<0.001 between chronological and determinated dental age. Age determination on samples of teeth between genders is in signifi cant correlation with known age. Correlation coeffi cient was 0.99 for male, and 0.98 for female samples (p<0.001) Conclusion: The method used in this research is the method of choice for dental age determination on exhumed bodies and skeletal remains for forensic and anthropological analysis in Croatia.

Čuković-Bagić I, Sever N, Brkić H, Kern J. Dental Age Estimation in Children Using Orthopantomograms. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2008;42(1):11-8.

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Title in English:	Dental Age Estimation in Children Using Orthopantomograms
Title in Croatian:	Određivanje dentalne dobi očitavanjem sa ortopantomograma
Type of Article:	original scientific paper
MeSH:	AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH FORENSIC DENTISTRY RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC
Abstract:	Developing teeth are used to assess maturity and estimate age in a number of disciplines, such as pediatric and preventive dentistry, orthodontics, forensic odontology, etc. Aim: The accuracy of different methods has not been systematically investigated within the Croatian population, so the aim of this investigation was to determine the accuracy of two methods; Demirjian’s and Haavikko’s. Material and Methods: Tooth formation was assessed from orthopantomograms (OPGs) belonging to healthy children, patients of the School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb. The sample consisted of 324 children (149 boys, 175 girls, ages 6–16 years). The OPGs were examined and seven mandibular teeth were staged according to Demirjian’s dental maturity scale and according to Haavikko. Descriptive statistics were used together with relation analysis (Spearman correlation) and tests (Lilliefors test for normality of distribution, t-test for significance of Spearman’s rank-order correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney test for testing the differences between boys and girls). Results: Dental age and the difference between dental and actual chronological age was calculated for both methods. Results showed that Demirjian’s method overestimated the age while Haavikko’s method underestimated the age. All data was subjected to both correlation and regression analysis, which showed that both applied methods gave results with significant correlation to the actual age (Demirjian’s method yielded a 0.93 coefficient of correlation, Haavikko’s method yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.89, p<0.05). Conclusion: This study on Croatian children has shown high correlation coefficients for both methods and demonstrated their potential benefit in clinical and scientific use.

Cameriere R, Ferrante L, Scarpino F, Ermenc B, Zeqiri B. Dental Age Estimation of Growing Children: Comparison Among Various European Countries. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2006;40(3):256-62.

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Borčić I, Petrovečki M, Brkić H. Studies of Two Different Methods for Dental Age Estimation in Croatian Children. Acta Stomatol Croat. 2006;40(2):135-41.

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Miličević M, Brkić H. Određivanje starije životne dobi postupkom na ljudskim zubima [in Croatian]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1998;32(Suppl):176.

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Galić J, Brkić H, Kaić Z, Čadež J. [Dentition based postmortem age identification]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1995;29(3):197-201.

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Štefanac J. [Dental maturity norms]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1987;21(1):35-47.

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Lapter V, Muretić Z, Veber D, Percac H, Skrinjarić I. [Identification of dental age in twins]. Acta Stomatol Croat. 1984;18(2):81-94.

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