Vikrant Kasat; F Karjodkar; Walter Vaz

doi:10.4103/0975-1475.81290

Authors

Vikrant Kasat Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rural Dental College, Loni
F Karjodkar Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai
Walter Vaz Department of Forensic Medicine, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1475.81290

Keywords:

Age, hair, mandible, skin, sternum

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to estimate the age in living females in the later years (25 to 45 years) from general physical features and radiographic changes in the sternum and the mandible. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 64 females (32 subjects in each study and control group). All the subjects were physically examined for graying of scalp, body, pubic hair, and for wrinkling of skin of the forehead, temporal region, and below the eyes. A right lateral view of the chest was taken to determine fusion of the components of the sternum. Combined Hair Score, Combined Skin Score, and Combined Bone Fusion Score were calculated. An orthopantomogram of each patient was traced for lower jaw, mandibular canal and teeth, and D1, D2, A values were calculated. SPSS Software Version 10.1 was used for the execution of the regression command on the 32 cases of the control group, whose ages were known. Results: Combined skin score, mandible right D2, mandible right angle, and mandible left angle turned out significant in the prediction of age. Using the regression equation obtained, the age of the 32 subjects in the study group was estimated. In 9.3% of cases, the predicted ages exactly matched the actual ages. A variation of 1−4 years was seen in 75% of the cases. A variation of 6−7 years was seen in 15.6% of the cases. Conclusion: This study succeeded in most instances in predicting the ages of the study group and in arriving at a formula for age estimation between the ages of 25 and 45 years without using any invasive, costly, time - consuming, or troublesome method.

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