Research Progress on Dental Age Estimation Based on MRI Technology

• Published in: Fa yi xue za zhi Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 112 - 117
• Main Authors: Shi, Lei, Xue, Ye, Qiu, Li-Rong, Lu, Ting, Fan, Fei, Zhou, Yu-Chi, Deng, Zhen-Hua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: China Editorial Office of Journal of Forensic Medicine 25.04.2024
• Subjects: Age Determination by Teeth - methods; forensic anthropology|forensic dentistry|age estimation|magnetic resonance imaging （mri）|dental age|dental development|review; Forensic Dentistry - methods; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Tooth - diagnostic imaging; Tooth - growth & development; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); forensic anthropology; forensic dentistry; age estimation; dental development; review; dental age
• ISSN: 1004-5619
• DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2023.231204

Dental age estimation is a crucial aspect and one of the ways to accomplish forensic age estimation, and imaging technology is an important technique for dental age estimation. In recent years, some studies have preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evaluating dental development, providing a new perspective and possibility for the evaluation of dental development, suggesting that MRI is expected to be a safer and more accurate tool for dental age estimation. However, further research is essential to verify its accuracy and feasibility. This article reviews the current state, challenges and limitations of MRI in dental development and age estimation, offering reference for the research of dental age assessment based on MRI technology.