Assessment of the radiographic visibility of the periodontal ligament in the lower third molars for the purpose of forensic age estimation in living individuals

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 445-448

  Olze, Andreas ^a   Solheim, Tore ^b   Schulz, Ronald ^c   Kupfer, Michael ^a   Pfeiffer, Heidi ^c   Schmeling, Andreas ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dental age; Forensic age estimation; Periodontal ligament; Third molar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; RADIOGRAPHY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION BY TEETH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLAR, THIRD; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952199828     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-010-0488-7     Document Type: Article

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