At the moment, a large number of asylum seekers from the Middle East are passing through Serbia. Most of them do not have identification documents. Also, the past wars in the Balkan region have left many unidentified victims and missing persons. From a legal point of view, it is crucial to determine whether a person is a minor or an adult (>= 18 years of age). In recent years, methods based on the third molar development have been used for this purpose. The present article aims to verify the third molar maturity index (I-3M) based on the correlation between the chronological age and normalized measures of the open apices and height of the third mandibular molar. The sample consisted of 598 panoramic radiographs (290 males and 299 females) from 13 to 24 years of age. The cut-off value of I-3M = 0.08 was used to discriminate adults and minors. The results demonstrated high sensitivity (0.96, 0.86) and specificity (0.94, 0.98) in males and females, respectively. The proportion of correctl...y classified individuals was 0.95 in males and 0.91 in females. In conclusion, the suggested value of I-3M = 0.08 can be used on Serbian population with high accuracy.
Keywords:
Age estimation / Third molar / Panoramic radiograph / Legal adulthood
TY - JOUR
AU - Zelić, Ksenija
AU - Galić, Ivan
AU - Nedeljković, Nenad
AU - Jakovljević, Aleksandar
AU - Milošević, Olga
AU - Đurić, Marija
AU - Cameriere, Roberto
PY - 2016
UR - https://smile.stomf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2134
AB - At the moment, a large number of asylum seekers from the Middle East are passing through Serbia. Most of them do not have identification documents. Also, the past wars in the Balkan region have left many unidentified victims and missing persons. From a legal point of view, it is crucial to determine whether a person is a minor or an adult (>= 18 years of age). In recent years, methods based on the third molar development have been used for this purpose. The present article aims to verify the third molar maturity index (I-3M) based on the correlation between the chronological age and normalized measures of the open apices and height of the third mandibular molar. The sample consisted of 598 panoramic radiographs (290 males and 299 females) from 13 to 24 years of age. The cut-off value of I-3M = 0.08 was used to discriminate adults and minors. The results demonstrated high sensitivity (0.96, 0.86) and specificity (0.94, 0.98) in males and females, respectively. The proportion of correctly classified individuals was 0.95 in males and 0.91 in females. In conclusion, the suggested value of I-3M = 0.08 can be used on Serbian population with high accuracy.
PB - Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare
T2 - Forensic Science International
T1 - Accuracy of Cameriere's third molar maturity index in assessing legal adulthood on Serbian population
VL - 259
SP - 127
EP - 132
DO - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.032
ER -
@article{
author = "Zelić, Ksenija and Galić, Ivan and Nedeljković, Nenad and Jakovljević, Aleksandar and Milošević, Olga and Đurić, Marija and Cameriere, Roberto",
year = "2016",
abstract = "At the moment, a large number of asylum seekers from the Middle East are passing through Serbia. Most of them do not have identification documents. Also, the past wars in the Balkan region have left many unidentified victims and missing persons. From a legal point of view, it is crucial to determine whether a person is a minor or an adult (>= 18 years of age). In recent years, methods based on the third molar development have been used for this purpose. The present article aims to verify the third molar maturity index (I-3M) based on the correlation between the chronological age and normalized measures of the open apices and height of the third mandibular molar. The sample consisted of 598 panoramic radiographs (290 males and 299 females) from 13 to 24 years of age. The cut-off value of I-3M = 0.08 was used to discriminate adults and minors. The results demonstrated high sensitivity (0.96, 0.86) and specificity (0.94, 0.98) in males and females, respectively. The proportion of correctly classified individuals was 0.95 in males and 0.91 in females. In conclusion, the suggested value of I-3M = 0.08 can be used on Serbian population with high accuracy.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare",
journal = "Forensic Science International",
title = "Accuracy of Cameriere's third molar maturity index in assessing legal adulthood on Serbian population",
volume = "259",
pages = "127-132",
doi = "10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.032"
}
Zelić, K., Galić, I., Nedeljković, N., Jakovljević, A., Milošević, O., Đurić, M.,& Cameriere, R.. (2016). Accuracy of Cameriere's third molar maturity index in assessing legal adulthood on Serbian population. in Forensic Science International
Elsevier Ireland Ltd, Clare., 259, 127-132.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.032
Zelić K, Galić I, Nedeljković N, Jakovljević A, Milošević O, Đurić M, Cameriere R. Accuracy of Cameriere's third molar maturity index in assessing legal adulthood on Serbian population. in Forensic Science International. 2016;259:127-132.
doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.032 .
Zelić, Ksenija, Galić, Ivan, Nedeljković, Nenad, Jakovljević, Aleksandar, Milošević, Olga, Đurić, Marija, Cameriere, Roberto, "Accuracy of Cameriere's third molar maturity index in assessing legal adulthood on Serbian population" in Forensic Science International, 259 (2016):127-132,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.12.032 . .
