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ESTIMATION OF AGE FROM INDIVIDUAL ADULT TEETH

NCJ Number
34112
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 343-356
Author(s)
K R BURNS; W R MAPLES
Date Published
1976
Length
14 pages
Annotation
A STUDY IS REPORTED IN WHICH 355 SAMPLE TEETH WERE ANALYZED BY TWO DIFFERENT METHODS (GUSTAFSON'S METHOD AND MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS); WHEN CERTAIN CLASS VARIABLES WERE KNOWN, THE LATTER METHOD WAS MORE EXACT.
Abstract
GUSTAFSON'S METHOD INVOLVES THE MEASUREMENT OF CERTAIN PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TOOTH. THE MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS WAS AIDED BY THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE RACE AND SEX OF THE DONORS OF THE TEETH.

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