Métodos de Demirjian y Cameriere en la determinación de la edad cronológica, estudio radiográfico comparativo

Abstract

Introduction: Forensic odontology is a branch that addresses special cases where it is necessary to determine the estimated age of a person in the absence of a record of chronological age. Objective: To establish whether the Demirjian and Cameriere methods determine chronological age through comparative radiographic studies. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study and quantitative approach. A sample of 100 medical records, corresponding to patients between 19 and 24 years of age from the UCSG Dental Clinic, was analyzed. Results: The average chronological age of the population is 21 years with 8 months, prevailing the female gender (60%) who register 21 years with 9 months, over the male gender (40%) who date 21 years with 5 months. It was not possible to determine the estimated age using the Demirjian method, but using the Cameriere method, an average age of 21 years was estimated for the general population, 21 years with 2 months for women and 20 years with 8 months for men. men. In addition, with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test it was verified that the Cameriere method is effective when estimating age, and Spearman's Rho that the relationship between estimated and chronological age is positive and very strong (0,94). Conclusion: The Cameriere method is more appropriate to estimate age, compared to Dermijian, which presents methodological inconsistencies for cases over 15 years of age.