Estimativa da altura por dimensões dentárias pelo método de Carrea e por duas novas metodologias de mensuração.

Abstract

In an attempt to identify an individual and achieve characteristics that individualize him, Legal Dentistry has been playing a primary role. In order to estimate height through dental measurements we have the Carrea index. Expanding the utilization of the Carrea index using data such as radiographs increases the chance of applying the method. The aim of the study was to verify the applicability of the Carrea Index and compare it with two new measurement methodologies: radiographs and software. This is a cross-sectional study with an inductive approach, with a descriptive and comparative statistical procedure. The sample consisted of 74 students who consented to participate via Informed Consent and who followed the study criteria. The anteroinferior elements were measured at three moments by the Carrea method, on periapical and occlusal radiographs and using the Image J® software. The measurements were applied to the mathematical formulas described by Carrea. In addition, the real height of the participants was obtained using an anthropometer graduated in centimeters. From the obtained data it was possible to affirm that, for the three methodologies the results were not satisfactory, however the measurements made from the Carrea methodology presented better results and although there is a significant relation between the ethnicity of the participants and the height estimate by the right side in the Carrea method. It is suggested that for both methodologies correction factors are formulated so that they can be applied as a complementary alternative in the search for the characteristics of an individual.