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A forensic aspect of age characteristics of dentine using transversal microradiography: a case report
Leonidas Vasiliadis1, Christos Stavrianos, Panagiotis Kafas
1Department of Oral Surgery and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University, Thessalonica, Greece. pankafas@yahoo.com.
Background:
Translucency of dentine is the result of occlusion of the corresponding dentinal tubules by a mineral substance which has a refractive index similar to that of the rest of the dentine.
Case Presentation:
This case report describes the microradiographic features of an upper cadaveric canine. Transverse microradiograph is one of the methods assessing apical dentine translucency for various dental and medical reasons.
Conclusion:
Estimation of age using teeth structures may be of primary value in forensic dentistry, especially when soft tissues are severely destructed.
