Age determination of the molars.

: It has generally been acknowledged that the estimation of age may have a particular medico-legal significance, and that dental methods can be exceptionally useful (Cameron and Sims, 1973; Song and Jia, 1986a). The authors have studied the method for age estimation by using the theory of quantification (Type 1) and multiple stepwise regression analysis (Song and Jia, 1987, 1989). It is not uncommon in the practice of forensic medicine to find instances in which some teeth are missing, thereby adding to the difficulties in age estimation. Thus alternative techniques have to be used. This paper discusses a method of age estimation using only the molars in 495 females living in the Liaoning Province of the People's Republic of China.