Age estimation from the teeth using a modified demirjian system

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1504-1508

  Blenkin, Matthew R B ^a   Evans, Wendell ^b  

^a Royal Australian Navy   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Demirjian; Dental development; Forensic odontology; Forensic science; Scoring system

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; DENTISTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149348124     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01491.x     Document Type: Article

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