1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Surat
2Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Piparia, Vadodara
3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Surat
4Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Surat
* E-mail: drcitailor@gmail.com
Background: Determination age and sex of skeleton remains/advanced decomposed body is an important task for the forensic expert to help in the investigation of concern cases. Objectives: To study the relationship between age and phenomena of graying of hair of scalp, pubic region, axillary region, mustache and beard.
Materials and Methods: An autopsy based descriptive cross sectional study of 116 cases of age above 10 years was done at New Civil Hospital, Surat.
Results: The study group comprised 65.5% males & 34.5% females. More than two third of the male (69.7%) and 65% female had blackish hair on their scalp. Pattern of gray colour hair observed from the age of 41 year in both sex.
Conclusion: Graying of hairs may not establish age in terms of definite figures, yet it would be an important corroborative index for age estimation.
Age Estimation, Hair, Greying
