Open AccessAge estimation of Malawian adults from dental radiographs
Author(s) -
Patrick Sunday Igbigbi,
Saulos K Nyirenda
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i4.28227
Subject(s) - coronal plane , medicine , molar , premolar , dentistry , orthodontics , radiography , age groups , pulp (tooth) , mandibular second molar , population , surgery , anatomy , demography , environmental health , sociology
Previous studies have shown that with advancing age the size of the dental pulp cavity is reduced as a result of secondary dentine deposit, so that measurements of this reduction can be used as an indicator of age. Age estimation is one of the indicators used in forensic identification and teeth are biological markers for human age estimation.