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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-0015</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina Legal de Costa Rica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. leg. Costa Rica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-0015</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Medicina Forense]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-00152021000100089</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conceptos básicos sobre el método de Lamendin en la estimación de edad]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Basic concepts about Lamendin´s method in age estimation]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Corrales Monge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Susana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fernández Chaves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Manuel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Poder Judicial Departamento de Medicina]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Heredia]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica de Medicina Legal, Organismo de Investigación Judicial Administración de Servicios de Salud Sostenible]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>89</fpage>
<lpage>100</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-00152021000100089&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La odontología forense representa una de las disciplinas más útilesen la identificación de seres humanos, los dientes también puedenbrindar entre otras características la edad aproximada de una persona. A lo largo de la historia se han desarrollado diferentes métodos de estimación de edad dentro de los cuáles el método de Lamendin(translucidez radicular) resulta sencillo y bastante precisosin la necesidad de equipo especializado para su realización. Como cualquier método diagnóstico presenta limitaciones, puede ser utilizado en adultos después de los 20 años en dientes unirradiculares sin caries, presentando mayor fiabilidad y precisión, cuando el rango de edad se mantiene entre 40 y 70 años. Sin embargo, el mismo no toma en consideración el sexo, ni la raza, por lo que esto puede representar una limitación considerable; aunado a lo anterior en Costa Rica hasta hoy no existen estudios que permitan corroborar la efectividad del método Lamendin en la población.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Forensic dentistry represents one of the most useful disciplines in the identification of human beings, teeth can also provide, among other characteristics, the approximate age of a person. Throughout history, different age estimation methods have been developed, among which the Lamendin method (root translucency) is simple and quite accurate without the need for specialized equipment to perform it.As any diagnostic method has limitations, it can be used in adults after the age of 20 in single-rooted teeth without caries, presenting greater reliability and precision, when the age range remains between 40 and 70 years. However, it does not take gender or race into consideration, so this can represent a considerable limitation; In addition to the above, in Costa Rica, to date, there are no studies that allow corroborating the effectiveness of the Lamendin method in the population.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Método Lamendin]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[odontología forense]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[identificación]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[población]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Lamendin´s method]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[root translucency]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[forensic dentistry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[identification]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[age]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[population.]]></kwd>
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