The third molar maturity index in indicating the legal adult age in Kosovar population
The third molar tooth, known as the “wisdom tooth,” is the only tooth that can be used to determine legal adult age. This study aimed to test the accuracy of Cameriere’s third molar maturity index (I 3M ) in assessing the legal adult age of 18 years in the Kosovar population. Orthopantomographs (OPT...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International journal of legal medicine 2018-07, Vol.132 (4), p.1151-1159 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The third molar tooth, known as the “wisdom tooth,” is the only tooth that can be used to determine legal adult age. This study aimed to test the accuracy of Cameriere’s third molar maturity index (I
3M
) in assessing the legal adult age of 18 years in the Kosovar population. Orthopantomographs (OPTs) of 1221 healthy living Kosovar individuals, aged between 12 and 23 years and with no congenital or developmental anomalies, were analyzed. Intra-class correlation coefficients were 0.858 (95% CI, 0.786 to 0.906) and 0.852 (95% CI, 0.779 to 0.903) for intra-rater and for inter-rater agreement, respectively. The sample was divided into training dataset (800 OPTs) and test dataset (421 OPTs). The training dataset was used to generate the logistic regression model, while the test dataset was used to study the performance of the model. I
3M
and gender as independent variables and adult age (≥ 18 years) or minor age ( |
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ISSN: | 0937-9827 1437-1596 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00414-017-1761-9 |