Introduction: Age estimation is one of the important issues for treatment planning and determination of patient’s rights in forensic medicine. In spite of various methods which have been introduced for age estimation, there is still no specific practical, non-invasive, and rapid method of age estimation for Iranian population. The aim of this study was to find a precise criteria for age estimat...

The present study proposes equations for age determination both in living and dead children, obtained with the help of stepwise ascending multiple linear regression. The equations should be applied, based on the number of erupted teeth and tooth germs, which were detected on radiographs, during clinical examination and in infant skeletal remains. The proposed equations proved to be efficient ju...

Background: The objective of the present study was to assess accuracy age estimation from TCI ofmandibular molars (except wisdom teeth) both sides using CBCT images known and sex, so thatwe can apply this method estimate in living individuals skeletal material unknown age.Methods: A cross sectional retrospective conducted on a total 100 subjectswho were referred department for varied diagnostic...

Exploration of the relationship between tooth dimensions, body size, and age is important in paleontology, forensic odontology and aesthetic dentistry. It is reasonable to speculate that tooth length is associated with stature since teeth contribute to facial height. This study aimed to determine whether there was an association between tooth length and stature and age in a sample of Sri Lankan...

The robust nature of teeth and their ability to resist destruction, make them indispensable evidence in caseswhere human identification by a scientific method is required. Forensic odontology the branch dentistrythat combines knowledge oral maxillofacial region dentist with legal system. Dentalidentification has proven be boon disaster victim identification. Besides teeth, an odontologist canal...