Abirami Arthanari
Department of Forensic Odontology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha University, Chennai, IndiaPublications
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Research
Modified Anderson?s Method Age Estimation Using Mandibular Left and Right Third Molar in South Indian Population
Author(s): Yoshita Guntupalli and Abirami Arthanari*
Introduction: Age estimation plays an important role in the field of forensics not only in postmortem age determination for individual identification but also for identification of live individuals in case if immigration issues, criminal identification, etc. Teeth are vital pieces of evidence in several such investigations as they are preserved in the closed oral cavity and are hence highly resistant to any subjected changes, thus making them very useful in analysis. Aim: The aim of our study is to determine the accuracy of age estimation using modified Anderson’s method for the teeth 38 and 48 in both males and females and compare them. Materials and Methods: 100 OPGs were collected - 50 male and 50 female from the age group 10-20 years and the teeth 38 and 48 were compared with the images in Anderson's chart and numbered according to the stage they were found to be in. The.. Read More»