forensic science;
forensic anthropology;
population growth estimation;
age determination by teeth;
radiography;
panoramic;
Croatian population;
PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT;
CHRONOLOGICAL AGE;
CHILDREN;
MATURATION;
MATURITY;
REMAINS;
FACT;
D O I:
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02301.x
中图分类号:
DF [法律];
D9 [法律];
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号:
0301 ;
10 ;
摘要:
The study evaluated secular trends in dental development during a period of 30years, correlation between dental and chronological age in Istria and the littoral region of Croatia. The sample consisted of 1000 panoramic radiographs of children, aged 616years (mean 10.0 +/- 1.8), taken in the period 19771979 (N=500; 243 females) and 20072009 (N=500; 299 females). Dental age was assessed according to Demirjian's method. Correlation between chronological and dental age was linear, positive, high, and statistically significant in both periods and genders, ranging from 0.73 to 0.86. Dental age was underestimated when compared to chronological age by 1year on average, more 30years ago (1.35 +/- 1.17) than today (0.63 +/- 1.09), less for girls (0.80 +/- 1.22) than boys (1.21 +/- 1.10). A statistically significant positive secular trend in acceleration of dental development was present of 0.72years during the 30-year period and was more significant in girls than boys (0.83- and 0.51-year acceleration).