Evaluation of data collection bias of third molar stages of mineralisation for age estimation in the living.

Age assessment of the living is a fundamental procedure in the process of human identification, in order to guarantee fair treatment of individuals, which has ethical, civil, legal, and medical repercussions. The careful selection of the appropriate methods requires evaluation of several parameters: accuracy, precision of the method, as well as its reproducibility. The approach proposed by Mincer et al adapted from Demirjian et al exploring third molar mineralisation, is one of the most frequently considered for age estimation of the living.