| rdt.df {jaggR} | R Documentation |
Age estimation by root dentine translucency
Description
Root dentine translucency is, in humans, an age related physiological feature. In the dentine of teeth in adult humans the tubecular microstructures fill with a highly crystalline substance making them become nearly invisible when looked at in normal light. This process starts from the apical foramen in early adulthood, and progresses up the tooth into advanced old age. Solheim (Lucy et al., 1996) collected data on age, root dentine translucency for 71 maxillary second incisors from a Norweigian population. The sex of each individual was also noted.
Usage
rdt.df
Format
A data.frame with 71 rows and 3 columns:
- age
Age of subject, in years
- sex
Sex of subject, female or male
- rdt
root dentine translucency
Source
Lucy, D., Aykroyd, R.G., Pollard, A.M. and Solheim (1996), T.,"A Bayesian approach to adult human age estimation from dental observations by Johanson's age changes", Journal of Forensic Sciences 41(2):189-194.