Forensic odontology and dental age estimation research: a scoping review a decade after the NAS report on strengthening forensic science

Primer Autor
Fonseca, Gabriel M.
Co-autores
Valentina Espinoza-Silva, Paula
Lopez-Lazaro, Sandra
Título
Forensic odontology and dental age estimation research: a scoping review a decade after the NAS report on strengthening forensic science
Editorial
HUMANA PRESS INC
Revista
FORENSIC SCIENCE MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Dental age estimation (DAE) is one of the most reliable and useful scientific methods employed by forensic odontology (FO) for human identification. In 2009, the US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report highlighted the need to deepen research in many disciplines, among which FO received strong criticism for specific expertise. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview in order to systematically map the latest original research done in FO, as well as identify DAE within this field. A systematic search was performed from 2014 to 2019. In total, 644 studies were identified for qualitative analysis: DAE was the most studied topic (41.30%). Asia was the most productive continent with 58.27% of the global production on DAE, India was the most productive Asian country, with 32.33% and 55.48% of global and Asian production, respectively. The University of Macerata (Italy), KU Leuven (Belgium), University of Split (Croatia), and University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) led DAE research. Authors from leading countries on DAE research demonstrated great individual productivity, which is evidence of their scientific efforts, but also possible risks if the continuity of this line of research depends on them. Although FO has significantly focused its research on DAE, the absence of publications on controversial topics but necessary for research according to the NAS report shows the possible lack of interest of authors or journals to address them.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo de revisión
Derecho de Acceso
acceso restringido
doi
10.1007/s12024-022-00499-w
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
Forensic odontology
Research
Dental age estimation
Bite mark evidence
Publications
NAS report
Ubicación del archivo
Categoría OCDE
Medicina Legal
Patología
Odontología, Cirugía y Medicina Oral
Ciencia Forense
Materias
Odontología forense
Investigación
Estimación de la edad dental
evidencia de marcas de mordeduras
Publicaciones
informe de la NAS
Página de inicio (Recomendado-único)
224.0
Página final (Recomendado-único)
235
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)
artículo de revisión
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
Derechos de acceso
restringido
Access Rights
restringido
Id de Web of Science
WOS:000820098800001
ISSN
1547-769X
Categoría WOS
Medicina Legal
Patología
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