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- Title
Pulp -Tooth Ratio For Age Estimation In Forensic Dentistry.
- Authors
Liza Thakur Sachdeva; Saraswathi, T. R.; B. Sivapathasundharam; Sachdeva, Gurmeet Singh
- Abstract
In many mass disasters, age estimation is a widely used method for personnel identification. Several methods of age estimation have been studied including bone, which changes as an individual grows. Aparticular problem for age estimation is that premortem modification may vary from subject to subject and in addition, post-mortem changes and taphonomy are influenced by many factors. Of the various parts of the body used in age estimation, teeth are least effected by the taphonomic process. Previous studies have shown that with advancing age the size of the dental pulp cavity is reduced as a result of secondary dentin deposition, so that the measurement of this reduction can be used as an indicator of age. The present investigation was conducted to examine the possible application of pulp/tooth area ratio by Periapical radiographs as an indicator of age.
- Subjects
FORENSIC dentistry; DENTISTRY; DENTAL care; AGE; ORAL medicine
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dental Sciences, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 5, p28
- ISSN
0976-4003
- Publication type
Article