Molar

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ABFO No.2 Scale

L-shaped photographic reference scale issued by the American Board of Forensic Odontology, placed beside bite-marks before forensic photography to permit 1:1 overlay...

Cameriere Method (2007)

Adult age estimation using the pulp-to-tooth area ratio measured on periapical radiographs of canines.

Canine

Single-cusped tooth for tearing and gripping. One per quadrant. Often the last anterior tooth to be lost in old age.

Cheiloscopy

Study of lip prints (Greek cheilos, lip; skopein, to examine). The furrow system on human lips was first described by anthropologist R....

Deciduous Dentition

The first set of 20 teeth, also called primary or milk teeth, that erupt from approximately six months and are progressively replaced...

Demirjian Method (1973)

Childhood age estimation using radiographic stage-scoring (A to H, eight stages) of the seven permanent left mandibular teeth.

Dental Formula

Per-quadrant notation of tooth types in the order Incisors.Canines.Premolars.Molars. Human deciduous 2.1.0.2, permanent 2.1.2.3.

Gustafson Method (1950)

Adult age estimation using six histological and morphological criteria (Attrition, Periodontosis, Secondary dentine, Cementum apposition, Root resorption, Transparency of root), each scored...

Incisor

Chisel-shaped anterior tooth for cutting. Two per quadrant (central and lateral) in both dentitions.

Nolla Method (1960)

Ten-stage radiographic scoring of tooth calcification used for paediatric age estimation.

Permanent Dentition

Second set of 32 teeth. First permanent molar erupts at 6 years, third molar (wisdom) at 17 to 25 years. Dental formula...

Premolar (Bicuspid)

Two-cusped tooth for grinding and tearing. Two per quadrant in permanent dentition only; absent in deciduous.

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• Human Dentition: Types of Teeth, Age Estimation and Bite MarksMulti-cusped posterior tooth for grinding. Two per quadrant deciduous, three per quadrant permanent (third molar is the wisdom tooth).