Open AccessAge estimation by using dental radiographs
Author(s) -
Piyush G Limdiwala,
Jigna S Shah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.119778
Subject(s) - forensic dentistry , radiography , dentistry , age groups , medicine , estimation , orthodontics , reliability (semiconductor) , demography , surgery , power (physics) , physics , management , quantum mechanics , sociology , economics
Estimation of age is important in forensic sciences as a way to establish the identity of human remains. Of the various parts of the body used in age estimation, teeth are the least affected by the taphonomic process. Their durability means that they are sometimes the only body part available for study. Several methods of age estimation have been studied using bone and teeth, and among them, tooth wear and apposition of secondary dentine are the currently available non-destructive methods.