Dental Age Estimation using Cameriere's Method in Indore Population
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https://doi.org/10.48165/jiafm.2024.46.2(Suppl).20Keywords:
Forensic dentistry, Dental evidence, Mass disaster, Chronological ageAbstract
Forensic Dentistry, which is also referred to as Forensic Odontology is defined by James cotton as the branch of dentistry, which deals with proper handling, and examination of dental evidence and the proper evaluation and presentation of dental findings in the interest of justice. Teeth are most durable structures in the human body and have been found in many archeological sites or forensic cases, as only human remnants. Due to the low variability of dental maturity indicators, they have been used for the estimation of chronological age in individuals. Age estimation using teeth plays an important role in identification of humans in mass disasters and accidents. In addition chronological age is important in most societies for school attendance, social benefits, employments and marriages. Morphological and radiological techniques are used for the estimation of age in adults. There are few radiological techniques which have been devised on American, European or French, Canadian population. These techniques need to be validated for Indian population by doing several studies in different parts of India. In the present study, an effort is made to estimate the age of individuals by non-destructive radiographic method (Cameriere's method) in Indore population.
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