The coronal pulp cavity index: A biomarker for age determination in human adults

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 353-363

  Drusini, Andrea G ^a   Toso, Oriella ^a   Ranzato, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Coronal pulp chamber; Teeth; X ray

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH PULP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGED; AGING; BICUSPID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; DENTAL PULP CAVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030754636     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199707)103:3<353::AID-AJPA5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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