Micrometric measurements by scanning electron microscope (SEM) for dental age estimation in adults

Determining age from dental structure is a well documented forensic procedure and the data may be used as auxiliary information in identification. In this study 20 measurements of different variables in incisor teeth were obtained using a SEM micrometric scaler and the results were stastically correlated with age by the multiple regression method. A formula was then derived from the calculations for age estimation which gave statistically acceptable results. Gender differences were also investigated and when separated delivered even stronger correlation.