Forensic age estimation in the geriatric population

Age Estimation of Fetal Skeletal Remains from the Forensic Context

Forensic Age Estimation in Unaccompanied Minors and Young Living Adults

1.1 FAE a need in nowadays everyday forensic practice Forensic Age Estimation (FAE) defines an expertise in forensic medicine which aims to define in the most accurate way the chronological age of person of an unknown age involved in judicial or legal proceedings. The term “estimation” defines more precisely than other as “diagnosis” the real limits inherent to this expertise. The state of the ...

Recommendation of a Standard Method for Age Estimation in Iranian Population Based on Two Dental Parameters

Purpose: The aim of this study was to define a standard formula for age estimation based on two dental parameters proposed by Lamendin in Iranian population.Materials and Methods: Immediately after atrumatic extraction of 333 single rooted teeth of deceased bodies with known age and sex in Tehran Medical Legal Organization, the transparency, periodontosis and their indices were analyzed, and ag...

Psychometric Properties of Pain Intensity Scales in Isfahanian Geriatric Population

Introduction: Given the importance of pain assessment in the older adults, instrumentation for pain measurement is inevitable. The aim of this study is to compare psychometric properties of three commonly used pain intensity scales; (Numeric Rating Scale , Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) and, Faces Pain Scale Revised (FPS-R)) in Isfahanian older adults, to identify the most validated and reliable...

Hypernatremia in the geriatric population

Hypernatremia in the geriatric population is a common disorder associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Older people are predisposed to developing hypernatremia because of age-related physiologic changes such as decreased thirst drive, impaired urinary concentrating ability, and reduced total body water. Medications may exacerbate this predisposition. Hypernatremia and dehydration o...