Open AccessHuman Age Estimation From Tooth Cementum and Dentin
Author(s) -
Priya Verma Gupta,
Harsimrit Kaur,
G S M Shankari,
Manveen Kaur Jawanda,
N Sahi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7275.4221
Subject(s) - cementum , dentin , dentistry , dentition , age groups , orthodontics , correlation , age changes , dental cementum , molar , medicine , mathematics , physiology , demography , geometry , sociology
Age estimation is an important factor in the identification of an individual in forensic science. The hard tissues of the human dentition are able to resist decay and degradation, long after other tissues are lost. This resistance has made teeth useful indicators for age calculation. Recent research has indicated that Tooth Cementum Annulations (TCA) may be used more reliably than any other morphological or histological traits of the adult skeleton, for age estimation.