ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 10

Maxillary Suture Obliteration: Aging the Human Skeleton Based on Intact or Fragmentary Maxilla
Mann, RW
Graduate assistants, University of Tennessee, TN

Symes, SA
Graduate assistants, University of Tennessee, TN

Bass, WM
Professor and head, University of Tennessee, TN

(Received 11 January 1986; accepted 3 April 1986)

Abstract

Obliteration of the four sutures of the bony palate is examined to determine its value as an age indicator. Thirty-six maxillae from a predominately white series representing both sexes and a wide variety of ages are studied. It is concluded that the amount of obliteration of these sutures is useful in estimating general biological age.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, musculoskeletal system, human identification, maxilla, suture, age estimation, human skeleton

Paper ID: JFS12337J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12337J
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