The accuracy of three methods of age estimation using radiographic measurements of developing teeth

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-29

  Liversidge, H M ^a   Lyons, F ^a   Hector, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Forensic odontology; Permanent tooth length; Radiographs; Tooth apex width

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANINE TOOTH; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0037426737     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00373-0     Document Type: Article

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