1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, GSL Medical College and Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka
3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, P K Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam, Kerala
Online published on 17 August, 2016.
External inspection of the dead permits only approximate estimation of age. Estimation of age becomes difficult as age advances, particularly after the age of 25 years. Changes in the pubic symphysis, cranial vault suture closure, transparency of root and root length measurement have been considered as good parameters to estimate age beyond 25 years. The reliability of coronal suture closure, when used as a single parameter to estimate skeletal age accurately has not been demonstrated. Hence this study was conducted to check for its reliability in age estimation.
Skeleton, Forensic anthropology, coronal suture, cranial suture, age estimation, Autopsy
