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Amariti ML, Restori M, De Ferrari F, et al. Age determination by teeth examination: a comparison between different morphologic and quantitative analyses. J Clin Forensic Med. 1999;6(2):85-9doi: 10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5.
Amariti, M. L., Restori, M., De Ferrari, F., Paganelli, C., Faglia, R., & Legnani, G. (1999). Age determination by teeth examination: a comparison between different morphologic and quantitative analyses. Journal of clinical forensic medicine, 6(2), 85-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5
Amariti, M L, et al. "Age determination by teeth examination: a comparison between different morphologic and quantitative analyses." Journal of clinical forensic medicine vol. 6,2 (1999): 85-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5
Amariti ML, Restori M, De Ferrari F, Paganelli C, Faglia R, Legnani G. Age determination by teeth examination: a comparison between different morphologic and quantitative analyses. J Clin Forensic Med. 1999 Jun;6(2):85-9. doi: 10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5. PMID: 15335496.
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J Clin Forensic Med. 1999 Jun;6(2):85-9. doi: 10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5.

Age determination by teeth examination: a comparison between different morphologic and quantitative analyses.

Journal of clinical forensic medicine

M L Amariti, M Restori, F De Ferrari, C Paganelli, R Faglia, G Legnani

Affiliations

  1. Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

PMID: 15335496 DOI: 10.1016/s1353-1131(99)90205-5

Abstract

Age determination by teeth examination is one of the main means of determining personal identification. Current studies have suggested different techniques for determining the age of a subject by means of the analysis of microscopic and macroscopic structural modifications of the tooth with ageing. The histological approach is useful among the various methodologies utilized for this purpose. It is still unclear as to what is the best technique, as almost all the authors suggest the use of the approach they themselves have tested. In the present study, age determination by means of microscopic techniques has been based on the quantitative analysis of three parameters, all well recognized in specialized literature: 1. dentinal tubules density/sclerosis 2. tooth translucency 3. analysis of the cementum thickness. After a description of the three methodologies (with automatic image processing of the dentinal sclerosis utilizing an appropriate computer program developed by the authors) the results obtained on cases using the three different approaches are presented, and the merits and failings of each technique are identified with the intention of identifying the one offering the least degree of error in age determination.

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