Relationship Between Pulp Tooth Area Ratio and Chronological Age Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography Images

• Uğur Aydın, Zeliha ^[1] ; Bayrak, Seval ^[2]
  1. [1] Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal. Turkey
  2. [2] Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal, Turkey
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 64, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 1096-1099
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study investigated the relationship between chronological age and pulp tooth area ratio (PTR) in maxillary central teeth using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images in the Turkish population. The sample consisted of CBCT images of 120 male and female subjects between 14 and 75 years old. The PTR of the maxillary central teeth was calculated using inVivo 5 software (Anatomage, San Jose, CA). Data were analyzed with independent t-test and Pearson’s rank correlation test. There was a significant negative correlation between chronological age and PTR (r= -0.615). The results showed that the PTR of maxillary central teeth is a reliable method for age estimation in the Turkish population.