Rajivgandhi University of Health Sciences

RAJIVGANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, KARNATAKA, BANGALORE.

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1. NAME OF THE CANDIDATE AND Dr. INGITA CHATTERJEE, ADDRESS (IN BLOCK LETTERS) POST GRADUATE STUDENT, SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VIDYANAGAR, HASSAN-573201, KARNATAKA.

2. NAME OF THE INSTITUTION SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, VIDYANAGAR, HASSAN-573201 KARNATAKA

3. COURSE OF STUDY AND SUBJECT MASTER OF DENTAL SURGERY IN ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY.

4. DATE OF ADMISSION TO COURSE 31- 05 - 2012

“Age estimation by evaluation of 5. TITLE OF THE TOPIC pulp/tooth area ratio in mandibular 1st premolars - A Digital Panoramic Study.” 6 BRIEF RESUME OF THE INTENDED WORK:

6.1Need for the study: Next to sex, age is one of the essential basic biological parameter which facilitates the identification of human remains.1 Estimation of human age is a procedure adopted by anthropologists, archaeologists and forensic scientists.2 Age estimation method applies various forms of tooth modification including root dentin transparency, apposition of secondary dentin. The last is one of the most frequently used methods for age estimation in adults.Pulp/tooth area ratio of various teeth have been assessed by panoramic and periapical x ray images for age estimation.3 The main aim of this study is to examine the relationship between age and age related changes in the pulp/tooth area ratio in monoradicular teeth by digital panoramic radiograph.

6.2Review of Literature: 1. R.Cameriere et al in 2010 conducted a survey using 606 panoramic radiographs for age estimation by pulp/tooth area ratio in lower premolars in which he concluded that the pulp/tooth area ratio is a useful variable for assessing age with reasonable accuracy. He also conducted a paleodemographic study in which he found no significant difference between two different population.3 2. Singaraju et al in 2009 conducted a retrospective study of 200 panoramic radiographs in which he estimated age using pulp/tooth area ratio of right maxillary canine and found that chronological age and estimated age were closely related to each other.2 3. H.M.Liversidge et al conducted a study in 2002 using 145 panoramic radiographs where he estimated the accuracy of three different methods of age estimation using radiographic measurements of developing teeth and found, accuracy was greater for younger children compared to older children and this decreased with age.4 4. E. Paewinsky et al in 2004 calculated the pulp/tooth width and pulp/tooth length in panoramic radiographs of 168 individuals where he found a significant relation 9. SIGNATURE OF THE CANDIDATE ( Dr. INGITA CHATTERJEE )

10. REMARKS OF THE GUIDE

11. NAME & DESIGNATION OF (IN BLOCK LETTERS)

11.1 GUIDE Dr. ASHA M.L M.D.S PROFESSOR AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIODIAGNOSIS, SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, HASSAN-573201. 11.2 SIGNATURE

11.3 CO-GUIDE (IF ANY) 11.4 SIGNATURE

11.5 HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Dr. ASHA.M.L M.D.S PROFESSOR AND HEAD, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIODIAGNOSIS, SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, HASSAN – 573201.

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12. REMARKS OF THE CHAIRMAN Dr. S. RAVINDRA M.D.S. & THE PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL, SRI HASANAMBA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, HASSAN – 573201.

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