Cementum as an age determinant: A forensic view

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Published Dec 1, 2016
https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1475.195121
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Volume 8, Issue 3, September-December 2016

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Godishala Raju
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana
Muddana Keerthi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana
Surapaneni Nandan
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana
Thokala Rao
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana
Pavan Kulkarni
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana
Dorankula Reddy
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Telangana

Abstract

Context: Forensic age estimation (FAE) defines an expertise in forensic medicine, which aims to define in the most accurate way to determine the unknown chronological age of the person involved in judicial or legal proceedings. Dental cementum is a vital tissue which demonstrates continuous apposition throughout the life of the tooth. This appositional changes of cementum helps in approximation of age inforensic investigations. Aims: To correlate age by measuring the overlap or coronal migration of thecementum at thecementoenamel junction (CEJ) and the thickness of the cementum at the apical third of the root. Settings and Design: A hundred freshly extracted teethfrom patients ranging from ages 17-55were longitudinal buccolingually ground sectioned using a mounted lathe wheel and Arkansas stone. Materials and Methods: 100 freshly extracted teeth of age group ranging from 17-55 years were taken. These teeth were longitudinally ground sectioned to a thickness of 8-10μm using a mounted lathe wheel and Arkansas stone. Afterwards the teeth were examined under a light microscope using a micrometer eyepiece for measuring the overlap or coronal migration of the cementum at the CEJ and the thickness of the cementum at the apical one-third of root. Statistical Analysis: Measurements of the overlap or the coronal migration of the cementum at the CEJ and the thickness of the cementum at the apical one-third of the root are correlated with age. Results: Results of the study indicated that the cementum at the CEJ migrated coronally during theaging process in case of the impacted teeth. There is also a significant increase in the thickness of the cementum at the apical onethird of rootin the case of both the impacted and erupted teeth. Conclusion: Approximation of age by measuring overlap or coronal migration of the cementum at the CEJ and the thickness of the cementum at the apical one-third of the rootsets new alleys in FAE.

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Godishala Raju, Muddana Keerthi, Surapaneni Nandan, Thokala Rao, Pavan Kulkarni, & Dorankula Reddy. (2016). Cementum as an age determinant: A forensic view. Journal of Forensic Dental Sciences, 8(3), 191–195. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1475.195121
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