European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

NON INVASIVE AGE ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE: A REVIEW

Sameer Madhukarrao Parhad, *Shrikant Ramchandra Sonune, Vikrant S. Jaiswal,
Pawankumar Dnyandeo Tekale

ABSTRACT

One of the interesting and necessary application of forensic odontology is age estimation by means of changes in dentition and individual tooth. Gradual developmental and structural changes throughout the life in hard and soft tissues are basis for age estimation. Age assessment proves to be a critical factor in the victim identification process and other legal aspect. Teeth and jaws display a number of observable age related variables and they tend to remain intact under various circumstances, which might alter or obliterated in case of the rest of the skeleton. The procedures for age determination are complex. Different methods are used to estimate age. Broadly the technique can be categorized as invasive and non-invasive. Invasive technique destroys the evidence hence the non invasive technique are considered to be superior in certain aspect, hence gaining the popularity during these days. These noninvasive technique involve Schour and Masler’s method, Demirjian’s method and its modification , Radiographic method of Kvaal.

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