AGE ESTIMATION DEMIRJIANS METHOD
AGE ESTIMATION
INTRODUCTION :
- Radiology plays an important role in human age determination
- Dental radiography is a non-destruction and simple technique used daily in dental practice
- Age estimation in children can be based on radiographic analysis of developmental stages of dental elements since:
- Strong genetic control
- More reliable in predicting chronological age than other osteological indicators
NEED FOR IDENTIFICATION:
- A competent forensic death investigation of human remains has 4 goals :
- Determination of the means
- Manner
- Cause of death
- Identification of the remains
METHODS:
DEMIRJIANS METHOD:
- To assess the developmental stages of third molars from the mandible .
- Eight stages (A-H) Plus 0 - absence
CONCLUSION :
- Teeth represent useful material for age estimation
- Development of each individual can be effected by :
- Genetic
- Nutritional
- Climatic
- Hormonal
- Environmental
- It has been reported that dental mineralisation is less affected by external factors when compared to bone mineralisation
- thus tooth is considered for determination of chronological age .
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