Age estimation of Russian individuals by teeth using the London Atlas

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2023.200357

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Forensic anthropology, Growth and development, Russian Federation, Forensic dentistry, Panoramic Radiography

Abstract

Knowing an individual's age is necessary for several situations, both in the living and the deceased. The London Atlas uses dental development and eruption to estimate age. Testing the method in different populations is necessary to assess its performance. This study aimed to assess the performance of the London Atlas method in a Russian sample using panoramic radiographs. A sample of 703 panoramic radiographs of Russian individuals (n = 405 females, 57.61% and n = 298 males, 42.39%) with ages between 8 and 23 years were analyzed. The results showed overestimation in individuals from 8 to 14 years and underestimation from 15 to 23 years. The mean difference between estimated and chronological ages did not exceed 0.7 years among individuals with ages below 19 years. The difference increased to over three years in individuals from 20 to 23 years. Statistically significant differences were found between females and males between 17 and 18 years (p<0.05). The London Atlas is suitable for Russian children and adolescents aged between 8 and 19 years; however, it showed unsatisfactory results for application in individuals over 20 years.

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Author Biographies

  • Juliane Sá dos Santos Bustamante, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Ribeirão Preto, (SP), Brasil

    MSc

  • Ademir Franco, Centre of Forensic and Legal Medicine and Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, UK.

    MSc

  • Victor Jacometti, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Ribeirão Preto, (SP), Brasil

    MSc

  • Anna Turkina, Sechenov University. Russia. Institute of Dentistry. Department of Therapeutic Stomatology

    PhD

  • Marianna Arakelyan, Sechenov University. Russia. Institute of Dentistry. Department of Therapeutic Stomatology

    PhD

  • Alina Arzukanyan, Sechenov University. Russia. Institute of Dentistry. Department of Therapeutic Stomatology

    PhD

  • Irina Makeeva, Sechenov University. Russia. Institute of Dentistry. Department of Therapeutic Stomatology

    PhD

  • Pavel Velenko, Sechenov University, Russia. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Forensic Medicine.

    MSc

  • Ricardo Henrique Alves da Silva, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal. Ribeirão Preto, (SP), Brasil

    PhD. Associate Professor.

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2023-04-14

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Bustamante JS dos S, Franco A, Jacometti V, Turkina A, Arakelyan M, Arzukanyan A, et al. Age estimation of Russian individuals by teeth using the London Atlas. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 14 [cited 2025 Apr. 20];56(1):e-200357. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/200357

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