Open AccessAge estimation using annulations in root cementum of human teeth: A comparison between longitudinal and cross sections
Author(s) -
Kavya B Mallar,
H C Girish,
Sanjay Murgod,
Bn Yathindra Kumar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.174620
Subject(s) - cementum , dentistry , estimation , dental cementum , root (linguistics) , orthodontics , biology , medicine , engineering , dentin , philosophy , linguistics , systems engineering
Age estimation is an important factor in the identification of an individual in forensic science. Research indicates that cemental annulations may be used more reliably than other morphological or histological traits of human skeleton for age estimation.