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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 86-95 |
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Reliability of Kvaal's and Cameriere's methods of age estimation in a specific populace in central India
Abhishek Singh Nayyar1, HC Gayitri2, Milind V Naphade3, Ujjwala M Naphade4, Abdul Qahar Qureshi5, Farooque Iqbal Siddiqui3, Shaikh Shahed Anwar3, Pooja Rasik Shroff3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saraswati Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, India
2 Consultant Oral Medicine and Radiologist, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, VYWS Dental College and Hospital, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
4 Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
5 Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Amravati, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Abhishek Singh Nayyar
44, Behind Singla Nursing Home, New Friends' Colony, Model Town, Panipat - 132 103, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2393-8692.196121
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Context: Comparison between antemortem and postmortem dental records and radiographs produces results with a high degree of reliability and relative simplicity. Kvaal et al. introduced an age estimation method by indirectly measuring secondary dentin deposition on radiographs. Cameriere et al., later, put forth a method based on radiographic estimation of pulp/tooth area ratio (AR) in canines. The purpose of the present study was to assess the reliability of various teeth in Kvaal's and Cameriere's methods of age estimation in a specific populace in Central India. Materials and Methods: One hundred and ten patients aged between 15 and 75 years were selected, and the variables P = complete pulp length/root length (from enamel-cementum junction [ECJ] to root apex), r = complete pulp length/complete tooth length, a = complete pulp length/root width at ECJ level, b = pulp/root width at midpoint level between ECJ level and mid-root level, and c = pulp/root width at mid-root level and pulp/tooth AR were recorded as devised in Kvaal's and Cameriere's methods of age estimation, respectively. Statistical Analysis: Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS (version 10.5) package. Mean comparison of morphological variables was carried out using Student's t-test. Intra- and inter-observer reproducibility of measurements was studied using the concordance correlation coefficient. Results: Comparing between Kvaal's and Cameriere's methods, results of the latter method were found to be more accurate in predicting age. Conclusion: Kvaal's method showed varying results for different teeth, but Cameriere's method was more consistent, accurate and showed less variability. |
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