Open AccessComparative study of age estimation using dentinal translucency by digital and conventional methods
Author(s) -
Sushma Bommannavar,
Meena Kulkarni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.150323
Subject(s) - calipers , software , dentin , adobe photoshop , dentistry , computer science , dentition , identification (biology) , statistical software , root (linguistics) , orthodontics , mathematics , statistics , medicine , biology , botany , geometry , programming language , linguistics , philosophy
Estimating age using the dentition plays a significant role in identification of the individual in forensic cases. Teeth are one of the most durable and strongest structures in the human body. The morphology and arrangement of teeth vary from person-to-person and is unique to an individual as are the fingerprints. Therefore, the use of dentition is the method of choice in the identification of the unknown. Root dentin translucency is considered to be one of the best parameters for dental age estimation. Traditionally, root dentin translucency was measured using calipers. Recently, the use of custom built software programs have been proposed for the same.