The measurement of open apices of teeth to test chronological age of over 14-year-olds in living subjects [PDF]
, 2008 Age determination in living subjects is a problem of increasing interest in our community, due to the increasing numbers of individuals without identification papers, who have immigrated illegally or committed crimes, and for whom it is necessary to ...
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Cold stress in captive great apes recorded in incremental lines of dental cementum [PDF]
, 2002 Incremental lines in dental cementum of museum specimens of 11 free-ranging great apes were compared to the respective structures in 5 captive specimens of known age-at-death, and with many known life-history parameters.
Cipriano, Alessandra
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The application of amino acid racemization in the acid soluble fraction of enamel to the estimation of the age of human teeth [PDF]
, 2008 Estimation of age-at-death for skeletonised forensic remains is one of the most significant problems in forensic anthropology. The majority of existing morphological and histological techniques are highly inaccurate, and show a bias towards ...
Collins, M. J. +3 more
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Development of patient information leaflets for fixed, removable, and functional appliances for Arabic-speaking orthodontic patients [PDF]
, 2021 Objective: To develop Orthodontic Patient Information Leaflets (PILs) in Arabic. Material & method: This study included five phases starting with Arabic translation of existing British Orthodontic Society leaflets; initial face validation with three ...
Bearn, David R. +4 more
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Radiocarbon analysis of modern skeletal remains to determine year of birth and death: a case study [PDF]
, 2015 To aid in the development of a biological profile for human remains found in Collyhurst, Manchester, England we undertook 14C analysis of tooth enamel, tooth collagen and bone collagen on behalf of Greater Manchester Police.
Ainscough, L.A.N. +2 more
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Fluoridated elastomers: Effect on the microbiology of plaque [PDF]
, 2004 The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of fluoridated elastomeric ligatures on the microbiology of local dental plaque in vivo. This randomized, prospective, longitudinal, clinical trial had a split-mouth crossover design. The subjects
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Error Rates for Unvalidated Medical Age Assessment Procedures [PDF]
, 2018 During 2014-15 Sweden received asylum applications from more than 240.000 people, of which more than 40.000 were termed unaccompanied minors. In a large number of cases, claims by asylum seekers of being below 18 years were not trusted by Swedish ...
Mostad, Petter, Tamsen, Fredrik
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Chronological table of third molar mineralization in a survey in the state of Alagoas, Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015 Aim: The aim of this study was to develop an age estimation table based on mineralization stages of third molars in a survey in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Forensic dentistry has largely contributed to solve age estimation cases.
Ana Paula Cavalcante Carneiro +4 more
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Frontiers in Dentistry, 2023 Objectives: Age estimation is a crucial aspect of forensic odontology, and the Tooth Coronal Index (TCI) has been widely used for forensic purposes in determining age. The aim of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of TCI in age estimation.
Sneha Sharma +5 more
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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023 Background Estimating age is essential in both the analysis of human skeletal remains and assessing live persons. The third molar develops over a longer period and is hence used in age estimation for subadults.
Jayapriya T +4 more
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