Premolar maturity index (IPM) for indicating legal age 12 years in a sample of south Indian children – A digital pantomographic study

•12 years has been set as minimum age of criminal responsibility in many countries.•New cut-off values were derived using the maturity of first and second premolars.•Combined predictor (IPM1 + IPM2 

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Published in:Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2022-11, Vol.59, p.102145-102145, Article 102145
Main Authors: Kakumanu, Nageswara Rao, Reddy Lavanya, Ch, Gayathri, G, Kumari Akshara, Rathore, Kiran, Badam, Rajkumar, Erukala, Divya Sree, Tadakamadla, Jyothi, Tadakamadla, Santosh Kumar, Balla, Sudheer B.
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Language:English
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12 years
Dental age estimation
Forensic odontology
Minimum age of criminal responsibility
Premolar maturation
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Summary:•12 years has been set as minimum age of criminal responsibility in many countries.•New cut-off values were derived using the maturity of first and second premolars.•Combined predictor (IPM1 + IPM2 
ISSN:1344-6223
1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2022.102145