Age determination from central incisors of fetuses and infants

Aka, P. Sema; Cantürk, Nergis; Dağalp, Rukiye; Yagan, Murat

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.005

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“…The "Aka-Canturk Oral Autopsy Method" is a relevant method, which does not require any skin dissection or jaw removal, as the muscles are weaker and access to the oral cavity is effortless. Age estimation by applying age formulas to physical tooth measurement data is an accurate method [8] [9]. Age estimation is based upon the development of the dentition, and therefore cannot be applied after the completion of dental development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This evidence is then preserved in the event of burial or cremation of the body. However, in the case an erupted tooth is present, it can be measured in-situ and recorded [8] [9]; 9) When required, the selected tooth specimens can be sent for scanning electron microscope (SEM) examinations to detect the neonatal line to determine the viability of the deceased fetus at the time of birth [10]; 10) Finally the dental forms and charts are completed and a detailed oral autopsy report should be prepared.…”

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Aka Canturk Oral Autopsy Method for the Dental Identification of Fetus and Infant Cases

Aka¹,

Cantürk²

2014

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Forensic research requires the application of reliable identification methods for unidentified individuals, among which the dental analysis has prime importance. The most significant source of dental evidence is oral autopsy applications, which consist of an examination and evidence collection from the oral cavity of a deceased individual. Oral autopsies show variations depending on the age of the person due to rigor mortis. The oral autopsy of a child may require an easier operation than adults, and thus, the procedures are usually simpler for fetus or infant cases. The aim of this study is to propose the theoretical and experimental aspects of an oral autopsy protocol for a special age group of fetus or infant cases, which is a method for extracting tooth germs in their developmental stages for identification purposes and entitled by the authors' names as the "Aka-Canturk Oral Autopsy Method".

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Aka Canturk Oral Autopsy Method for the Dental Identification of Fetus and Infant Cases

Aka¹,

Cantürk²

2014

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“…Orijin ilk akla gelen ihtimalden farklı olabilir. İhmale uğrayan bir çocuğun tedavisi yaptırılmamış bir doğal hastalık sonucu ölümü gerçekleşebilir, duygusal istismar nedeniyle olgu intihar etmiş olabilir [11,[24][25][26]. Çocuk ölümünün değerlendirilmesinde çocuğun gelişim dönemine göre olası ölüm nedenleri akılda tutulmalı, travmatik ve doğal ölüm nedenleri, doğumsal anomali ve sendromlar ayırıcı tanıda düşünülmelidir [27][28][29][30][31].…”

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Two Physical Child Abuse Cases with Lethal Outcome [Olumle Sonuclanan Iki Fiziksel Cocuk Istismari Olgusu]

Erkol¹,

Cantürk²,

Erkol³

2014

Med-Science

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“…In the present study direct measurements of 38 upper central incisor tooth of fetuses and infants cases (9 females and 10 males) within the age range of 16 to 108 weeks (including pre and postnatal term) and dental images of 28 patients (12 females and 16 males) with known age (postnatal 1-195 weeks) were used for age estimation which is found to be the most agreeable teeth for aging due to its early eruption and early developmental completion [1].…”

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“…The authors of this study found four ATA entitled age formulas in their previous research, which were derived to give the relation of age with tooth dimensions and dedicated to the honour of the great Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938) [1].…”

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Direct and Indirect Forensic Age Estimation Methods for Deciduous Teeth

Sema¹

2015

J Forensic

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Age estimation from primary teeth is an important matter for forensic odontology, which can be found by the application of direct or indirect age estimation methods that are functions of tooth measurements. The most distinctive teeth among these are the upper central incisors, because of their early development. The aim of this study is to determine the age of fetuses or infants by measuring the tooth development directly from tooth surfaces or from indirect measurements obtained from the tooth structures on the computerized tomography digital images. The data of all measurements were statistically processed by regression analysis and regression formulas were derived.The results revealed that age could be estimated from various tooth dimensions within an accuracy of ±0-2 weeks for both methods and therefore indirect method -which was proposed as Virtual Dental Identification (VirDent-ID) by the authors PS. Aka and N. Canturk-could be a matter of choice instead of traditional direct oral autopsy methods. The best measurements for age estimation can be obtained from the longest vertical dimension, which is the tooth height, and the best age estimation formula was also generated from the tooth height. In conclusion, age formulas derived from direct or indirect measurements of fetus or infant tooth development stages may be used as an aid for dental identification, until the completion of upper central primary tooth development.

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Age determination from central incisors of fetuses and infants

Cited by 40 publications

References 12 publications

Aka Canturk Oral Autopsy Method for the Dental Identification of Fetus and Infant Cases

Aka Canturk Oral Autopsy Method for the Dental Identification of Fetus and Infant Cases

Two Physical Child Abuse Cases with Lethal Outcome [Olumle Sonuclanan Iki Fiziksel Cocuk Istismari Olgusu]

Direct and Indirect Forensic Age Estimation Methods for Deciduous Teeth

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