Human Dental Age Estimation by Calculation of Pulp-Tooth Volume Ratios Yielded on Clinically Acquired Cone Beam Computed Tomography Images of Monoradicular Teeth

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Star, Hazha ^a   Thevissen, Patrick ^a   Jacobs, Reinhilde ^a   Fieuws, Steffen ^b   Solheim, Tore ^c   Willems, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age determination by teeth; Cone beam computed tomography; Forensic science; Pulp tooth volume ratio; Secondary dentine; Semi automated CBCT separation and segmentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANINE TOOTH; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCISOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGED; BICUSPID; CHILD; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CUSPID; DENTAL PULP; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INCISOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650731372     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01633.x     Document Type: Article

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