ADVANCEMENTS AND CURRENT TRENDS IN DENTAL AGE ESTIMATION METHODS

Oydinov Azizjon Ergashevich; Rajabov Shuxrat Yunusovich; Sultanova Norjon Davletovna; Xaldarov Davron Baxramovich

Authors

Oydinov Azizjon Ergashevich Author
Rajabov Shuxrat Yunusovich Author
Sultanova Norjon Davletovna Author
Xaldarov Davron Baxramovich Author

Abstract

Dental age estimation is a crucial tool in forensic science, serving both legal and humanitarian purposes. It is applied to living individuals in cases of criminal investigations, immigration disputes, and human trafficking, as well as to the deceased in mass disasters and unidentified remains. The methods rely on biological changes throughout life, including growth, development, and postformation changes in dental tissues. Techniques based on tooth formation and development are commonly used for subadult individuals, utilizing radiographs, CT scans, or MRI, whereas postformation methods are applied to adults, employing macroscopic and microscopic evaluations of dental tissues.

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