NCJ Number
146654
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Dated: (January 1994) Pages: 165-176
Date Published
1994
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Because accurate estimates of age at death for subadult human skeletal remains are limited, the current study focused on a radiographic method using recently deceased children to obtain data on maturation patterns in dental development, epiphyseal union, and long bone growth.
Abstract
A total of 183 subadult cadavers were examined using x- radiographs of the six long bones and the mandibular dentition. Dates of birth and death, sex, and ancestry were available for each individual. Study results demonstrated that cadaver samples provided relatively inexpensive, accurate, and precise information on covariance in subadult age indicators and contributed to the formation of age standards for populations lacking such data. Plans for further study of subadults in underrepresented classes are noted. 13 references, 2 tables, and 13 figures