Coronal Suture Fusion as an Age Indicator: A Ct Scan Based Study

Age determination is important in criminal cases, such as those involving prostitution, juvenile delinquency, infanticide, rape, kidnapping, and criminal responsibility. To be eligible for employment, marriage, being a majority, managing property, voting, being a witness, and having testamentary capacity, one must be of legal age. A skull's durability and ability to endure animal disinterment make it a vital tool for identication in cases of advanced decomposition, re, and major disasters from a forensic standpoint. Cranial suture closure pattern, Gustafson's approach for tooth examination (adapted by Johanson), Boyde's lines of increment on teeth, and Stack's method of ageing are the conventional methods used for age estimation. By analyzing the skull CT scan pictures, this study attempts to predict the age of patients whose age is known based on their ectocranial and endocranial suture closure pattern.