Forensic Stomatology

Developmental CharacteristicsThere are a number of developmental dental characteristics that may give a clue to a person's identity. These identifying features are in part due to various pathologic systemic influences, especially during the early period of tooth development. But more important for general purposes of identification is the information that the dentition at various stages of normal development can provide regarding age at the time of death.Metabolic Dental MarkersDuring the period of formation and calcification the dentition represents a sensitive kymograph of metabolic disturbances. Even the event of birth is registered by the accentuated incremental lines separating . . .