Hubungan usia dengan ukuran gigi dan ruang pulpa berdasarkan teori KVAAL (Laporan penelitian)
D Dalam perkiraan usia gigi geligi memiliki peranan yang penting sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai alat identifikasi. Gigi geligi dipengaruhi oleh aktivitas fungsional, pola makan, jenis makanan.dari hasil penelitian imi terdapat perbedaan paling besar antara usia kronologis dengan usia hasil perhitungan pada usia 41-45 tahun sebesar 5-15 tahun.
A Age is one of the important things in identification through forensic dentistry. Age estimation can be done through many ways, among them is the Kvaal theory. This method is preferred because it is an non invasive method. Estimation is done by measuring from a dental radiograph without extracting the tooth. Kvaal theory is not yet widely used for Indonesian population. Kvaal theory can be done using 6 teeth in a combination or alone. Canine was chosen because it has the longest root and the biggest pulp which make the measurement more accurate. Measurement was done at the dental radiograph to measure the secundair dentine thickness, and counted using the Kvaal formula. There are some factors influencing the estimation included the way of measurement, and functional activity of the tooth. But racial trait do not influence the estimation. It is concluded that Kvaal theory can be used for Indonesian population with some deviation within limit.