Open AccessRadiographic evaluation of dental age of adults using Kvaal′s method
Author(s) -
Ridhima Sharma,
Anurag Srivastava
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of forensic odontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0974-2948
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2948.71053
Subject(s) - trophy , premolar , dentistry , medicine , orthodontics , radiography , age groups , magnification , incisor , cone beam computed tomography , molar , surgery , computed tomography , computer science , geography , archaeology , demography , sociology , computer vision
It is a well-known fact that the assessment of the dental development can be related to an individual's age, but after the age of 21 years when the wisdom teeth also complete their development, there arises a need for an optimal age estimation procedure. With advancing age, there is a reduction in the size of the pulp due to secondary dentin deposition and a measurement of this reduction can also be used as a parameter to assess the age of the individuals, both in the living and dead.