Computed tomography study of cranial vault thickness in Malaysian subadult population

Syed Mohd Hamdan SN 1 , Radzi Z 2 , Abdul Rahim AH 3 , Rahmat RA 3 , Ibrahim N 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. norlizaibrahim@um.edu.my
Int J Legal Med, 2024 Nov;138(6):2625-2633.
PMID: 38940946 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-024-03276-2

Abstract

Cranial vault thickness (CVT) and its variations provide valuable insights into an individual's biological attributes such as age and sex. This paper aimed to assess the correlations of CVT with age and sex and develop a regression model for age estimation in Malaysian subadults using computed tomography (CT) images. A total of 521 CT images (male/female: 279/242; age range: 0-20 years; Malay/Chinese/Indian: 221/145/155) were included in the study. Correlations of CVT measurements with age and sex, including frontal bone thickness (FBT), occipital bone thickness (OBT), left parietal bone thickness (LPBT), and right parietal bone thickness (RPBT) were assessed and regression formulae were developed for age estimation in subadults. A significant correlation between CVT measurements and age was demonstrated (p 

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