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Estimation of Age Using Alveolar Bone Loss: Forensic and Anthropological Applications
Author(s) -
Ruquet Michel,
SalibaSerre Bérengère,
Tardivo Delphine,
Foti Bruno
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/1556-4029.12827
Subject(s) - forensic anthropology , forensic science , estimation , forensic dentistry , medicine , radiography , dentistry , surgery , archaeology , geography , engineering , veterinary medicine , systems engineering
The objective of this study was to utilize a new odontological methodological approach based on radiographic for age estimation. The study was comprised of 397 participants aged between 9 and 87 years. A clinical examination and a radiographic assessment of alveolar bone loss were performed. Direct measures of alveolar bone level were recorded using CT scans. A medical examination report was attached to the investigation file. Because of the link between alveolar bone loss and age, a model was proposed to enable simple, reliable, and quick age estimation. This work added new arguments for age estimation. This study aimed to develop a simple, standardized, and reproducible technique for age estimation of adults of actual populations in forensic medicine and ancient populations in funeral anthropology.