Open AccessAn evaluation of third molar eruption for assessment of chronologic age: A panoramic study
Author(s) -
Monica Tuteja,
Shraddha Bahirwani,
Preetha Balaji
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of forensic dental sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0975-2137
pISSN - 0975-1475
DOI - 10.4103/0975-1475.99154
Subject(s) - molar , tooth eruption , forensic dentistry , dentistry , medicine , age groups , orthodontics , panoramic radiograph , permanent teeth , radiography , demography , sociology , radiology
The identity of a person can be established by assessing one's age, and in order to be entitled to civil rights and social benefits, verification of the chronological age is required and thereby age estimation has gained an increasing significance in recent years. Tooth eruption is one of the criteria of developmental morphology that can be evaluated by either clinical examination or by evaluation of dental radiographs to determine the dental age. The present study was aimed to evaluate the reliability of the third molar eruption stage as a parameter for forensic age estimation in living subjects.