Human age estimation from tooth cementum and dentin

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Gupta, Priya ^a   Kaur, Harshaminder ^b   Madhu Shankari, G S ^c   Jawanda, Manveen Kaur ^a   Sahi, Nita ^d  

^a Laxmi Bai Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital   (India)

^b M M COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Chords Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital   (India)

^d Pacific University   (India)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Cemental lines; Human age identification; Secondary dentine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; DEGRADATION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCREMENTAL LINE; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; TOOTH DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84898017422     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/7275.4221     Document Type: Article

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