Age Determination from Dental Root

Abstract

Identification of the living person and the dead is of paramount important in forensic odontology practice routinely. Age estimation is one of the prime factors employed to established identity. Estimating age from teeth is generally reliable as they are naturally preserved long after all the tissues and even bone have disintegrated. This paper describes 56 subjects where dental aging was used for identification by Bang and Ramm (BR) method. Roots were sectioned and BR method was employed. Estimated age was under age as compared to actual. This method may be used in forensic odontology for age estimation.