Review
Key words: Age estimation; adults; non-invasive method; invasive method
Volume 2024: Volume: 3: Issue: 1
Age Estimation in Adults
Dhanya M
Graduate student, Department of oral medicine & radiology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of higher Education and Research,Chennai
Address for Correspondence:
Dr.Dhanya, Graduate student,
Address:Sri Ramachandra Institute of higher Education and Research,Chennai.
Email address:mdhanya32@gmail.com
Abstract
One of the most significant parts of forensic dentistry is age estimation. Dentists are frequently called upon bythe legal system to justify a person's age. It's also the third and final phase in the reconstructive dental profiling process. While variousphysiologic parameters can be used to determine a person's age, the dynamic structureof teeth provides several unique and dependable ways to determine a person's age using invasive or non-invasivemethods. Teeth are one of the few physiologic markers thatcan be used to estimate age from childhood tomaturity.Teethendurepost-developmentalalterationsevenaftertheyreachmaturity,makingthemasolidmeasure of age assessment in adult as well.
Key words
Age estimation; adults; non-invasive method; invasive method
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How to cite this article: Dhanya,AgeEstimationinadults.IntJOralRehab2024;3(1):4-11