Aplicabilidade de método de estimativa de idade por meio das larguras apicais dos dentes em formação – revisão de literatura

Abstract

Among the processes involving human identification, age estimation through teeth is one of the most important demands. Cameriere et al. (2006) proposed estimating age by measuring the height of each lower left tooth and the opening of their respective apexes. In 2008, Cameriere et al., continuing in the same line of measurements of open apexes, proposed the evaluation of the index of formation of the lower third molar (I3M) for the definition of legal majority. Given the relevance that the ethnic-population group plays in the results of age estimation methods, this literature review was carried out in an attempt to verify the applicability, in different countries, of dental age estimation methods that use apical widths of teeth training. A bibliographic search was carried out on the PubMed database, from July 2022 to January 2023, using the keywords: “dental age estimation” and “Camereriere”. The results of the studies included in this literature review led to the conclusion that dental age estimation methods that use apical widths of teeth in formation, such as the methods by Cameriere et al. (2006) and Cameriere et al. (2008), are applicable to the vast majority of tested populations, both to estimate chronological age and to define majority. Future studies, with significant samples, are encouraged to evaluate the accuracy of these methods in other populations