Reliability of London atlas for dental age estimation in an Australian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Age estimation is a very essential tool that is required for quite a lot of purposes in legal settings and for disaster victim identification purposes. In the recent years, London Atlas for dental age estimation has gained popularity and its applicability in Australia has not been sufficiently validated. Therefore, a study was aimed to study the ability of London Atlas to accurately estimate the ages of an Australian cohort.

Aim

To test the age prediction reliability of the London Atlas on an Australian population and to determine if there is a difference in its prediction accuracy between males and females.

Methods

A total of 193 panoramic radiographs were accessed from the University of Queensland's archival records. The London Atlas was used to estimat

SUBMITTER: Chua A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12532637 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature