Recommendation of a Standard Method for Age Estimation in Iranian Population Based on Two Dental Parameters

The aim of this study was to define a standard formula for age estimation based on two dental parameters proposed by Lamendin in Iranian population. Immediately after atrumatic extraction of 333 single rooted teeth of deceased bodies with known age and sex in Tehran Medical Legal Organization, the transparency, periodontosis and their indices were analyzed, and age estimated by Lamendin method. The correlations of various parameters were evaluated. A regression analysis was made and the age were analyzed by this method. The differences between estimated age by Lamendin, regression analysis and actual age were studied. The correlation of transparency (0.891) and periodontosis (0.778) for age estimation were greater than their indices (P