Age estimation of Korean adults by occlusal tooth wear

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 678-683

  Yun, Jong Il ^a   Lee, Jeong Yun ^a   Chung, Jin Woo ^a   Kho, Hong Seop ^a   Kim, Young Ku ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Forensic anthropology; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Occlusal tooth wear; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISOR; KOREA; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TOOTH OCCLUSION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; KOREA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOOTH EROSION;

EID: 34247349058     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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