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Age estimation from mandibles in Malay: A 2D geometric morphometric analysis

Zulkifli NAF 1 , Mohd Saaid NAS 1 , Alias A 1 , Mohamed Ibrahim N 2 , Woon CK 3 , Kurniawan A 4 Show all authors , Prakoeswa BFWR 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Basic Sciences and Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Forensic Odontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
J Taibah Univ Med Sci, 2023 Dec;18(6):1435-1445.
PMID: 38162871 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2023.05.020

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: In this study, the sizes and forms of mandibles in various age groups of the Malay population were measured and compared.

METHODS: Geometric morphometric (GM) analysis of mandibles from 400 dental panoramic tomography (DPT) specimens was conducted. The MorphoJ program was used to perform generalized Procrustes analysis (GPA), Procrustes ANOVA, principal component analysis (PCA), discriminant function analysis (DFA), and canonical variate analysis (CVA). In the tpsDig2 program, the 27 landmarks were applied to the DPT radiographs. Variations in mandibular size and form were categorized into four age groups: group 1 (15-24 years), group 2 (25-34 years), group 3 (35-44 years), and group 4 (45-54 years).

RESULTS: The diversity in mandibular shape among the first eight principal components was 81%. Procrustes ANOVA revealed significant shape differences (P 

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