ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1976
Page Count: 14

Estimation of Age from Individual Adult Teeth
Burns, KR
Graduate assistant, College of Dentistry, Fla.

Maples, WR
Graduate assistant, College of Dentistry, Fla.

(Received 2 June 1975; accepted 18 August 1975)

Abstract

When one must identify a deceased individual, accurate estimation of the age of the individual is important. Teeth are particularly useful in age evaluations because they display a number of observable age-related variables and they tend to remain intact under circumstances which might alter or obliterate the rest of the skeleton. Where dental records are available, of course, separate determination of age may not be necessary, but when little or no information is available about the deceased individual, a simple estimation of age is of great value.

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Paper ID: JFS10503J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10503J
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