Objective. To determine the usefulness of Carrea’s method for estimating the stature. Methods. This is a quantitative observational and cross-sectional design study. The used sample was of 188 students (84 women, 104 men) 21.07 year old average and their respective plaster models. The actual stature and estimated stature for each student was determined by means of the height rod and the Carrea’s method respectively to establish the absolute difference between them and to determine - by means of the Student's t test for independent samples - if this difference was significant. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to determine the concordance strength between the actual and estimated stature. Results. The difference between actual stature average and estimated one was 4.4 centimeters. The absolute average difference between them was 6.9 centimeters. These differences were si...

Objective. To determine the usefulness of Carrea’s method for estimating the stature. Methods. This is a quantitative observational and cross-sectional design study. The used sample was of 188 students (84 women, 104 men) 21.07 year old average and their respective plaster models. The actual stature and estimated stature for each student was determined by means of the height rod and the Carrea’s method respectively to establish the absolute difference between them and to determine - by means of the Student's t test for independent samples - if this difference was significant. The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to determine the concordance strength between the actual and estimated stature. Results. The difference between actual stature average and estimated one was 4.4 centimeters. The absolute average difference between them was 6.9 centimeters. These differences were si...

Objective. To compare the efficacy of three dental methods (Demirjian, modified Gleiser-Hunt, and morphometric analysis) based on the root development of the lower third molars to determine age estimation on 13 to 23-years-old participants. Methods. The sample included 978 orthopantomographs of people with known chronological age and sex (484 men and 494 women). The root development of the molars was classified according to the indicated methods. The concordance of the sample was performed based on a second classification of 10% of the sample. The stages of root development - obtained with the aforementioned methods - and the chronological age were correlated to obtain: 1) the correlation and determination index 2) the regression formulas that predict age and 3) the difference between the real chronological age and the estimated dental age for each method. Results. The modified Gleiser-H...

Objetivo. Comparar la eficacia de tres métodos dentales (Demirjian, Gleiser-Hunt modificado y análisis morfométrico) para estimar la edad de personas de 13 a 23 años a partir del desarrollo radicular de los terceros molares inferiores. Métodos. La muestra estuvo conformada por 978 ortopantomografías de personas con edad cronológica y sexo (484 varones y 494 mujeres) conocidos. El desarrollo radicular de las molares fue clasificado según los métodos señalados. Se tomó el 10% de la muestra para una segunda clasificación que permitió establecer la concordancia entre ellas. Se correlacionaron los estadios de desarrollo radicular – obtenidos con los métodos mencionados – y la edad cronológica para obtener: 1) el índice de correlación y determinación 2) las fórmulas de regresión que predicen la edad y 3) la diferencia entre la edad cronológica real y la edad dental est...