Estimasi Usia Berdasarkan Metode Kvaal pada Gigi Insisif Sentral Maksila Menggunakan Radiografi Panoramik

Abstract

Age estimation based on the Kvaal method is one of the supports for identifying victims in forensic odontology. Research on maxillary central incisors using panoramic radiography with the Kvaal method has been carried out previously and the results show a significant correlation. Maxillary central incisors were chosen because they have wide pulp so they can be easily observed and tend to still be present until old age. The aim of this study was to determine age estimation based on the Kvaal method for maxillary central incisors using panoramic radiography. This research involved 90 panoramic radiograph samples from subjects in the age category 20-70 years at the radiology installation of RSGM, Jember University. then measurements were taken of the maxillary central incisors using the cliniview 10.2.6 software application. the results show the ratio of pulp width to tooth and root length, then substituted into the Kvaal method formula to obtain biological age. Next, we can see the difference in biological age and chronological age in the maxillary central incisors. The results obtained for maxillary central incisors were in the age category 20-70 years with an average biological age of 27.57 years and an average chronological age of 31.12 years, with a difference of 3.55 years. The conclusion of this research is that the Kvaal method on the maxillary central incisors using panoramic radiography can be used to estimate age with a difference of only 3.55 years.