Age estimation by occlusal tooth wear

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 303-309

  Kim, Young Ku ^a   Kho, Hong Seop ^a   Lee, Kyoung Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Forensic anthropology; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Scoring system; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

EID: 0034021845     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14683j     Document Type: Article

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