Age determination in a living individual - A case report

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dc.contributor.authorThomas C.J.
dc.contributor.authorNortje C.J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Rensburg B.G.J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Wyk C.W.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:01:59Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:01:59Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.description.abstractA case is presented where age determination in a living individual could not be effected by removal and sectioning of a central incisor tooth. An approximate age was derived from ulna/radius epiphyseal ossification, skull suture, spheno-occipital synchondrosis and third molar eruption, apical closure and general occlusal attrition. Because age at the time of an accident was a critical factor and the individual concerned had no documentary evidence of his age a compensation claim for loss of a leg was being contested by an insurance company. The case never went to court as the evidence of age presented by the forensic odontologists proved to be sufficiently convincing.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Forensic Odonto-Stomatology
dc.identifier.citation5
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn0258414X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12252
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectage determination
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmethodology
dc.subjectnormal human
dc.subjectossification
dc.subjectradiography
dc.subjectskull
dc.subjecttooth
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAge Determination by Skeleton
dc.subjectAge Determination by Teeth
dc.subjectCase Report
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectInsurance, Health
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectNegroid Race
dc.titleAge determination in a living individual - A case report
dc.typeArticle
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