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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 2023; 15(01): 037-041
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1756478
Original Article

The Relationship between Age and Pulp Cavity Size Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Hurraia Zahid
1   Department of Oral Biology, Sardar Begum Dental College, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
,
Neelofar Nausheen
1   Department of Oral Biology, Sardar Begum Dental College, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
,
Pashmina Nisar
1   Department of Oral Biology, Sardar Begum Dental College, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
,
Sobia Salam
2   Department of Oral Biology, Rehman College of Dentistry, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
,
Asma Ali
3   Department of Oral Biology, Bacha Khan College of Dentistry, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
,
Abu Bakar Siddique
4   Department of Oral Biology, Multan Medical and Dental College, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
,
Irfan Ullah
5   Department of Life Sciences, School of Science, University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan
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Abstract

Introduction This study aims to determine the relationship between chronological age and pulp cavity size and determine which type of tooth has a strong relationship between age and pulp cavity size.

Materials and Methods Cone-beam computed tomography images from 200 patients aged between 18 and 55 years were analyzed. The software program (version 2.21) exported the images in the DICOM format, and the MIMICS software program (version 10.01) was used to calculate. The relationship between chronological age and pulp cavity size and determination of which type of tooth strongly relates to age and pulp cavity size were evaluated by Pearson correlation coefficient and Linear regression model.

Results A total of 200 patients were included in the study. The minimum age recorded was 18 years, and the maximum period recorded was 55 years. The mean age was 35 years. The relationship between chronological age and pulp cavity size was statistically significant. Maxillary central incisor and mandibular first molar showed a strong relationship between chronological age and pulp cavity size.

Conclusions In this study, the pulp cavity size of both maxillary central incisor and mandibular first molar showed a statistically significant correlation with age. The correlation between right and left is strong. So, maxillary central incisor and mandibular first molar is a valuable index for human age estimation with reasonable precision and accuracy.

Keywords

age estimation - cone-beam computed tomography - pulp cavity size - secondary dentin - radiation

Authors' Contributions

All named authors contributed to the conceptualization of study, data collection and analysis, and drafting and revision of the manuscript. They all take responsibility for all the contents and conclusions.


Compliance with Ethical Principles

The study was approved by the research ethical committee of Sardar Begum Dental College, Gandhara University Peshawar in its 19th meeting held on May 2, 2019. Informed consent (verbal/written) was obtained.




Publication History

Article published online:
17 November 2022

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